Microstructure,Textures and Deformation Behaviors of Fine-grained Magnesium Alloy AZ31

Channel die compression and initial textures are used to activate different deformation mechanisms in a fine-grained magnesium alloy AZ31. The σ-ε curves, microstructures and, particularly, textures are analyzed to reveal different deformation mechanisms and to compare with those of coarse grained samples. Dominant double-prismatic slip, {1012} twinning and basal slip are detected in three types of samples, respectively, which is similar to those of coarse grained samples. The detrimental effect of shear band formation or {1011} twinning is limited in fine grained microstructure. In addition to the higher flow stress at low temperature an early decrease in flow stress at higher temperature is also found in fine-grained samples in comparison with their coarse-grained counterparts. This softening is ascribed to the early dynamic recrystallization or grain boundary glide.

Effect of Low Feed Rate FSP on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Extruded Cast 2285 Aluminum Alloy

Friction stir processing （FSP）, a variation of FSW （friction stir welding） is an emerging surface engineering technology that can locally eliminate casting defects and refine microstructures, thereby improving the mechanical properties of material. FSP can also produce fine grained microstructures through the thickness to impart superplasticity. The technology involves plunging a rapidly rotating, non consumable tool, comprising a profiled pin and larger diameter shoulder, into the surface and then traversing the tool across the surface. The pin and the shoulder friction heat the surface which alters the grain structure in the processed area thereby improving the mechanical properties. This paper presents the effects of FSP on microstructure and mechanical properties of extruded cast 2285 aluminum alloy at three different feed rates viz. 10, 12 and 15 mm/min. With the increase in the feed speed the material was observed to have increased impact strength. FSP also increased the tensile and yield strengths with increases in hardness and ductility values also. The observation has been listed in detail and pictorially represented.

Effects of Grain Refinement by ECAP on the Deformation Resistance of Al Interpreted in Terms of Boundary-Mediated Processes

Results of a large set of tensile and compressive creep tests on pure Al were reanalyzed for the influence of low-and high-angle grain boundaries on the deformation resistance at the temperature T = 473 K = 0.51 Tmwhere Tm is the melting point.Thermomechanical treatment by equal channel angular pressing followed by heating to T led to strong increase of areal fraction of high-angle boundaries in a structure of subgrains of ≈10^-6m in size,accompanied by significant reduction of subgrain strengthening and of the stress sensitivity of the deformation rate.（Sub）grain strengthening by low-angle boundaries is most effective;the strengthening effect virtually disappears during creep as the boundary spacings coarsen toward their stress-dependent,quasi-stationary size wqs.The same type of coarsening is found for（sub）grain structures with large fraction of high-angle boundaries;in the quasi-stationary state they lead to softening at low and strengthening at high stresses,and a significant increase in tensile fracture strain to values up to 0.8.The results are analogous to former results for Cu and are explained in the same way by the influence of boundaries on storage and recovery of crystal defects and the homogenization of glide.