The influence of the sample size (diameter while keeping the length constant) in equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) of pure aluminum is examined using finite element method (FEM) and experiment. Different sized aluminum rods were processed via ECAP and the effect of sample size on the strain homogeneity, process load, and the ratio of the friction to the total force were evaluated. The resul...

Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) is carried out using two different configurations for the exit channel of the ECAP die, i.e., relieved and choked, with angles of 0.2 °. It is found that using a die with relieved exit channel, the sample was extruded for 6 passes with no surface cracks and an average cell size of 727 nm and a fraction of high angle grain boundaries of 54 % were achieved. M...

among different spd techniques, equal channel angular pressing has attracted the most attentions,because of applying large strain to solid bulk materials. in this research, ecap process up to 6passes was carried out on a pure copper and a 6012 al-mg-si alloy with bc route in ecap dieswith φ=120 and ψ=20 and diameter of 20and 10 millimeter respectively. moreover, x-raydiffraction (xrd) system wa...

in this article, commercially pure copper samples were severely deformed by equal channel angular pressing (ecap) up to eight passes at room temperature. the effects of severe plastic deformation on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and electrical conductivity of the copper were investigated. the microstructure evolution was followed by optical microscope and field emission scanning el...

Equal channel angular pressing has been used to refine the grain size of commercially pure titanium (grade 2) as well as other metals and alloys. Titanium grade 2 is usually processed at about 350 °C because it lacks sufficient ductility at lower temperatures. The warm processing temperature limits the capability of the equal channel angular pressing technique in improving the strength of titan...