Microstructural evolution of a recycled aluminum alloy deformed by equal channel angular pressing process

作     者：Thabet Makhlouf Atef Rebhi Jean-Philippe Couzinié Yannick Champion Nabil Njah 

作者机构：Applied Metallurgy Laboratory Faculty of SciencesUniversity of SfaxBP.1171 (3000) Sfax Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est (ICMPE) CNRS 2-8 rue Henri Dunant 94320 Thiais 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》 (矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第19卷第11期

页      面：1016-1022页

核心收录：

学科分类：080503[工学-材料加工工程] 08[工学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0802[工学-机械工程] 080201[工学-机械制造及其自动化] 

主　　题：aluminum alloys equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) microstructural evolution precipitates 

摘      要：The microstructural evolution of a recycled aluminum alloy after equal channel angular pressing （ECAP） up to four passes was investigated using X-ray diffxaction （XRD） analysis and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. Microhardness tests were performed to determine the associated changes in mechanical properties. An ultrafine-grained material has been obtained with a microstructure showing a mixture of highly strained crystallites. A high density of dislocations was achieved as a result of severe plastic deformation （SPD） through the die. Changes in mechanical behavior are also revealed after ECAP due to strain hardening. Thermal analysis and TEM micrographs ob- tained after annealing indicate the succession of the recovery, recrystallization, and grain growth phenomena. Moreover, the energy stored during ECAP may be related to the dislocation density introduced by SPD. We finally emphasize the role played by the precipitates in this alloy.