The combined effects of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and subsequent heating to a semi-solid temperature on the microstructural characteristics of the 7075 aluminum alloy were investigated. The microstructure ...The combined effects of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and subsequent heating to a semi-solid temperature on the microstructural characteristics of the 7075 aluminum alloy were investigated. The microstructure is influenced by several parameters including the number of ECAP passes, ECAP route, consequent heating temperature, and holding time. The effects of these parameters on the microstructural characteristics including grain size and shape factor of the 7075 aluminum alloy were studied using experimental tests and Taguchi method. The results indicate that five-pass ECAP in route BA and subsequent isothermal holding at 630 °C for 15 min are more appropriate for achieving a semi-solid microstructure. The processing route and holding time have the highest impact on the grain size while the number of ECAP passes and heating temperature have the least impact on the grain size. Meanwhile, the shape factor is significantly influenced by the processing route, holding time and heating temperature while it is less influenced by the number of ECAP passes.展开更多
To explore the hot compression behavior and microstructural evolution,fine-grained Al−1.88Mg−0.18Sc−0.084Er(wt.%)aluminum alloy wires were fabricated with Castex(continuous casting−extrusion)and ECAP-Conform,and their...To explore the hot compression behavior and microstructural evolution,fine-grained Al−1.88Mg−0.18Sc−0.084Er(wt.%)aluminum alloy wires were fabricated with Castex(continuous casting−extrusion)and ECAP-Conform,and their hot compression behavior was investigated at temperatures of 673−793 K and strain rates of 0.001−10 s−1;the microstructures were characterized by optical microscope,X-ray diffractometer,transmission electron microscope,and electron backscattered diffractometer,and the flow stresses were obtained by thermal compression simulator.Microstructural evolution and flow curves reveal that dynamic recovery is the dominant softening mechanism.Continuous dynamic recrystallization followed by dynamic grain growth takes place at a temperature of 773 K and a strain rate of 0.001 s−1;the yielding drop phenomenon was discovered.Hyperbolic sine constitutive equation incorporating dislocation variables was presented,and a power law constitutive equation was established.The stress exponent is 3.262,and the activation energy for deformation is 154.465 kJ/mol,indicating that dislocation viscous glide is the dominant deformation mechanism.展开更多
文摘The combined effects of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and subsequent heating to a semi-solid temperature on the microstructural characteristics of the 7075 aluminum alloy were investigated. The microstructure is influenced by several parameters including the number of ECAP passes, ECAP route, consequent heating temperature, and holding time. The effects of these parameters on the microstructural characteristics including grain size and shape factor of the 7075 aluminum alloy were studied using experimental tests and Taguchi method. The results indicate that five-pass ECAP in route BA and subsequent isothermal holding at 630 °C for 15 min are more appropriate for achieving a semi-solid microstructure. The processing route and holding time have the highest impact on the grain size while the number of ECAP passes and heating temperature have the least impact on the grain size. Meanwhile, the shape factor is significantly influenced by the processing route, holding time and heating temperature while it is less influenced by the number of ECAP passes.
基金The authors are grateful for the financial support from the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51334006).
文摘To explore the hot compression behavior and microstructural evolution,fine-grained Al−1.88Mg−0.18Sc−0.084Er(wt.%)aluminum alloy wires were fabricated with Castex(continuous casting−extrusion)and ECAP-Conform,and their hot compression behavior was investigated at temperatures of 673−793 K and strain rates of 0.001−10 s−1;the microstructures were characterized by optical microscope,X-ray diffractometer,transmission electron microscope,and electron backscattered diffractometer,and the flow stresses were obtained by thermal compression simulator.Microstructural evolution and flow curves reveal that dynamic recovery is the dominant softening mechanism.Continuous dynamic recrystallization followed by dynamic grain growth takes place at a temperature of 773 K and a strain rate of 0.001 s−1;the yielding drop phenomenon was discovered.Hyperbolic sine constitutive equation incorporating dislocation variables was presented,and a power law constitutive equation was established.The stress exponent is 3.262,and the activation energy for deformation is 154.465 kJ/mol,indicating that dislocation viscous glide is the dominant deformation mechanism.
