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The nature of grain refinement in equal-channel angular pressing: a comparison of representative fcc and hcp metals

  • Roberto B. Figueiredo and Terence G. Langdon
Published/Copyright: June 11, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 100 Issue 12

Abstract

Equal-channel angular pressing is an effective tool for producing exceptional grain refinement in bulk polycrystalline metals. Typically, processing in this way refines the grains to the submicrometer level in a wide range of metals but recent experiments have established that the mechanism of grain refinement is different in fcc and hcp metals. Specifically, the refining of grains in aluminum involves the introduction of elongated bands of cells or subgrains and the subsequent evolution of this structure into an array of ultrafine grains whereas in magnesium the limited number of slip systems leads to the formation of new grains along the existing grain boundaries. Because of these limitations, magnesium alloys are especially susceptible to the production of materials having bimodal grain distributions.

Keywords: Aluminum; Equal-Channel Angular Pressing; Grain refinement; Magnesium; Ultrafine grains
* Correspondence address Professor Terence G. Langdon, Departments of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering and Materials, Science University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1453, U. S. A. Tel.: +1 213-740 0491, Fax: +1 213 740 8071, E-mail:

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Received: 2009-3-31
Accepted: 2009-8-21
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2009-12-01

© 2009, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110228
Keywords for this article
Aluminum; Equal-Channel Angular Pressing; Grain refinement; Magnesium; Ultrafine grains

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  9. Grain refinement and growth induced by severe plastic deformation
  10. Basic
  11. The nature of grain refinement in equal-channel angular pressing: a comparison of representative fcc and hcp metals
  12. Ductility of ultrafine-grained copper processed by equal-channel angular pressing
  13. Technical parameters affecting grain refinement by high pressure torsion
  14. Nanocrystalline body-centred cubic beta-titanium alloy processed by high-pressure torsion
  15. Softening of high purity aluminum and copper processed by high pressure torsion
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  17. Deformation mechanisms in an ultra-fine grained Al alloy
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