Abstract. The increasing share and expansion of miniature devices requires the mastery parts production, including metal parts. In microforming, due to conditions mechanical similarity, aim is use materials with smallest grain. Ultra-fine-grained metals (UFG) fulfill this requirement. These can be obtained, inter alia, in SPD processes such as ECAP. work uses extension based on ECAP additional ...

To gain insight into the origin of the ultra-high strength of ultrafine-grained (UFG) alloys, the solute clustering, precipitation phenomena, and microstructural evolutions were studied in an UFG Al-4.63Cu-1.51Mg (wt.%) alloy (AA2024) processed by high-pressure torsion (HPT). The thermal analysis was performed using differential scanning calorimetry. The microstructures, internal microstrains a...

The trade-off between transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) strengthening and the intrinsically brittle nature of deformation-induced ??-martensite (DIM) has been a long-standing dilemma in optimizing strength–toughness synergy austenitic steels. This limited their potential use, particularly energy absorption applications. Here, we propose new strategy to minimize negative effect without li...

The paper presents the evaluation of the mechanical and fatigue properties of an ultrafine-grained (UFG) Al 6061 alloy processed by high-pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature (RT). A comparison is made between the UFG state and the coarse-grained (CG) one subjected to the conventional aging treatment Т6. It is shown that HPT processing leads to the formation of the UFG microstructure with ...

Dendritic microstructures are frequently observed in as-solidified refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs), and their homogenization typically requires a long-term heat treatment at extremely high temperatures. High-pressure torsion (HPT) has been shown to be capable of mixing immiscible systems room temperature, therefore represents promising technique for homogenizing dendritic RHEAs. In this ...

Tensile tests were performed in situ on an ultrafine-grained (UFG) Al-Mg alloy using a micro-tensile module in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The micro-strain evolution was tracked and measured using digital image correlation (DIC). A fine random speckle pattern was required to achieve high resolution and accuracy of strain measurement using DIC. To produce the speckle pattern, a pattern...

severe plastic deformation (spd) methods were developed for producing of metals and alloys with ultrafine grained (ufg) microstructures having high strength. parallel tabular channel angular pressing (ptcap) as a noble severe plastic deformation (spd) method was used to produce ultrafine grained (ufg) and nanostructured cu-30%zn tubes. in this paper, the effect of ptcap process temperature on t...

nowadays, equal channel angular pressing, known as the ecap process, is one of the most popular methods for manufacturing ultra-fine grained (ufg) materials. in this paper, ecap process has been carried out on pure copper and 6012 aluminum alloy up to six passes by route . principal attention was paid to the influence of parameters such as diameter, material, and the height of billet on mechani...

Nowadays, equal channel angular pressing, known as the ECAP process, is one of the most popular methods for manufacturing ultra-fine grained (UFG) materials. In this paper, Ecap process has been carried out on pure copper and 6012 aluminum alloy up to six passes by route . Principal attention was paid to the influence of parameters such as diameter, material, and the height of billet on mechani...

Ultra-fine grained (UFG) structure (~0.6 µm) was produced in the stir zone (SZ) of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy joints using friction stir processing (FSP) cooled by liquid nitrogen (N2). A new experimental set-up was used to simultaneously quench the lower and upper surfaces of the samples during the processing. In addition, FSPed joints, using a steel backing plate, were produced at room temperatur...