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Insight into the microstructural evolution during cryo-severe plastic deformation and post-deformation annealing of aluminum and its alloys
Published in Elsevier Ltd
2017
Volume: 726
   
Pages: 1205 - 1219
Abstract
Present work aims to investigate the unique microstructural development during severe plastic deformation (SPD) of aluminum and its alloys under cryogenic temperature and during the post cryo-SPD annealing treatment. The influence of alloy chemistry and stacking fault energy (SFE) on recovery, recrystallization and grain growth phenomenon has been examined by various characterization techniques. Commercially pure Al alloy, non-heat treatable Al-4.5%Mg alloy and heat treatable Al-4.5%Cu alloy exhibiting varied SFE have been selected for this investigation. First, a significant variation in the cryo-SPDed microstructure has been observed between pure aluminum and its alloys. It has been attributed to the ‘polyslip’ deformation mechanism prevalent only in pure aluminum due to its very high SFE. Second, due to this inherent difference in their cryo-SPDed microstructures and influence of alloying elements, both the Al alloys show a substantial difference in their microstructural response during annealing in comparison with pure Al. For pure aluminum, grain rotation and coalescence is the dominating restoration mechanism. However, for aluminum alloys, rapid vacancy-assisted recovery, polygonization and recrystallization of equiaxed, high-angled, sub-micrometric grains have been observed. The grain growth mechanism of these recrystallized grains is heavily influenced by solute drag and particle drag effects. For non-heat treatable Al-4.5%Mg alloy, abnormal grain growth has been observed. In heat treatable Al-4.5%Cu alloy, nano-particles have precipitated in the grain boundaries, thereby retarding the grain growth process and inducing high microstructural thermal stability. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
About the journal
JournalData powered by TypesetJournal of Alloys and Compounds
PublisherData powered by TypesetElsevier Ltd
ISSN09258388
Open AccessNo
Concepts (23)
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    Alloying elements
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    Annealing
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    Binary alloys
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    Copper alloys
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    Drag
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    Grain boundaries
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    Grain growth
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    Growth kinetics
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    Magnesium alloys
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    Microstructure
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    Nanoparticles
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    Plastic deformation
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    Recovery
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    Recrystallization (metallurgy)
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    BOUNDARY ROTATIONS
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    Characterization techniques
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    GRAIN GROWTH MECHANISMS
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    Microstructural development
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    POST-DEFORMATION ANNEALING
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    Recovery and recrystallization
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    SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATIONS
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    Stacking fault energies
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    Aluminum alloys