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Improvement in the strength and ductility of Al-Mg-Mn alloys with Zr and Sc additions by equal channel angular pressing

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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 100 Issue 12

Abstract

The effect of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) on the structure and mechanical properties of Al-4 % Mg-1.5 % Mn-0.4 % Zr and Al-4 % Mg-1.5 % Mn-0.4 % Zr-0.4 % Sc (wt.%) alloys in the initial as-cast and heat treated states was studied. The ECAP processing was shown to lead to the formation of a predominantly submicrocrystalline structure with an average grain size of 850 nm for initial as cast state and 860 nm for initial heat treated state in the Al–Mg–Mn–Zr–Sc alloy and 1060 nm for initial as cast state and 1240 nm for initial heat treated state in the Al–Mg–Mn–Zr alloy. It is remarkable that both strength and ductility of the two alloys in the initial conditions were enhanced by ECAP. The highest strength was observed in the Al–Mg–Mn–Zr–Sc alloy (UTS = 425 MPa), in combination with elongation to failure of EL = 17 %. The characteristics of strength and ductility after ECAP for the Al–Mg–Mn–Zr alloy as well as for the Al–Mg–Mn–Zr–Sc alloy were similar whether the initial state was as-cast or as-heat treated.

Keywords: Al–Mg–Mn–Zr–Sc alloys; Submicrocrystalline structure; Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP); Strength; Ductility
* Correspondence address Prof. Sergey Dobatkin A.A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science Russian Academy of Sciences Leninsky pr. 49, 119991 Moscow, Russia Tel.: +7 4991 357 743 Fax: +7 4991 357 743 E-mail:

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Received: 2009-6-15
Accepted: 2009-10-23
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2009-12-01

© 2009, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110237
Keywords for this article
Al–Mg–Mn–Zr–Sc alloys; Submicrocrystalline structure; Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP); Strength; Ductility

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  5. Proceedings of the SPD Workshop, Melbourne, June 2009
  6. Feature
  7. Processing by severe plastic deformation:an ancient skill adapted for the modern world
  8. Review
  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
  16. An atom probe characterisation of grain boundaries in an aluminium alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing
  17. Deformation mechanisms in an ultra-fine grained Al alloy
  18. Applied
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