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Effects of SPD by Biaxial Alternate Forging on the Tensile Properties and Microstructure of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy

Shin Young-Chul, Ha Seong-Ho, Shah Abdul Wahid

Archives of Metallurgy and Materials

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2023

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Vol. 68, iss. 1

97--101

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The forming limit of AZ31 alloy, a representative Mg-Al-Zn-based wrought alloy, and the effect of severe plastic deformation (SPD) by examining the microstructure change caused by dynamic recrystallization led by high temperature and high dislocation density at 300℃ using a biaxial alternate forging (BAF) were investigated in this study. As a result of BAF test for AZ31 Mg alloy, significant cracks on the ends of workpieces occurred after 7 passes. The microstructure of as-extruded specimen showed the non-uniform distribution of the relatively coarse grains and the fine grains considered to be sub-grains. However, as the number of passes increases, the area of coarse grains gradually disappeared and the fine grains became more dominant in the microstructures. The result of tensile test for workpieces with each forging pass showed an increase in strength depending on pass number was shown with a slight increase of elongation. The Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) results exhibited that, the microstructure showed the presence of coarse grains and twins after only 1 pass, while the grains appeared to be significantly refined and uniformly distributed after 3 pass, at which the strength and elongation began to increase, simultaneously.

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Electrochemical corrosion of aluminium alloy AA1050, processed by accumulative roll bonding

Ilieva M. D., Radev R. H.

Archives of Materials Science and Engineering

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2023

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Vol. 124, nr 1

5--13

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Purpose: To investigate the changes in corrosion behaviour of severely deformed by accumulative roll bonding aluminium alloy AA1050. Design/methodology/approach: To determine the influence of the accumulative roll bonding on microstructure, texture, and grain size, electron backscattered diffraction was used. Corrosion behaviour was evaluated in a 3.5 wt.% sodium chloride water solution using anodic polarisation. Findings: It was found out that accumulative roll bonding up to eight cycles led to an increase in corrosion rate compared to annealed alloy, but the increase in the number of cycles of accumulative roll bonding from two to eight shows a tendency toward lowering corrosion rates. It has a beneficial influence on pitting corrosion susceptibility. Research limitations/implications: The presented research focuses only on the influence of texture and grain size on severely deformed aluminium alloy AA1050 corrosion. Other factors, such as accumulated during deformation stresses, could also play their role in the corrosion process. Originality/value: The paper reports results on the influence of two factors – texture and grain size, on the corrosion of severely deformed aluminium alloy AA1050. Most reports on the topic include only the influence of texture or grain size.

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Microstructure evolution of pure titanium during hydrostatic extrusion

Wojtas Daniel, Maj Łukasz, Wierzbanowski Krzysztof, Jarzębska Anna, Chulist Robert, Kawałko Jakub, Trembecka-Wójciga Klaudia, Bieda-Niemiec Magdalena, Sztwiertnia Krzysztof

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2023

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Vol. 23, no. 1

art. no. e9, 2023

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Regarding severely deformed materials of potentially high applicability in various industry branches, their microstructure evolution during processing is of vast significance as it enables to control or adjust the most essential properties, including mechanical strength or corrosion resistance. Within the present study, the microstructure development of commercially pure titanium (grade 2) in the multi-stage process of hydrostatic extrusion has been studied with the use of the well-established techniques, involving electron backscatter diffraction as well as transmission electron microscopy. Microstructural deformation-induced defects, including grain boundaries, dislocations, and twins, have been meticulously analyzed. In addition, a special emphasis has been placed on grain size, grain boundary character as well as misorientation gradients inside deformed grains. The main aim was to highlight the microstructural alterations triggered by hydroextrusion and single out their possible sources. The crystallographic texture was also studied. It has been concluded that hydrostatically extruded titanium is an exceptionally inhomogeneous material in terms of its microstructure as evidenced by discrepancies in grain size and shape, a great deal of dislocation-type features observed at every single stage of processing and the magnitude of deformation energy stored. Twinning, accompanied by grain subdivision phenomenon, was governing the microstructural development at low strains; whereas, the process of continuous dynamic recrystallization came to the fore at higher strains. Selected mechanical properties resulting from the studied material microstructure are also presented and discussed.

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Finite element analysis of material deformation behaviour during DRECE: the sheet metal SPD process

Tkocz Marek, Kowalczyk Karolina, Bulzak Tomasz, Jabłońska Magdalena B., Hawryluk Marek

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2023

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Vol. 23, no. 3

art. no. e145, 2023

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The material deformation behaviour during the innovative SPD process called DRECE (Dual Rolls Equal Channel Extrusion) has been analysed by FEM simulations. In the process, a workpiece in the form of a strip is subjected to plastic deformation by passing through the angular channel; however, the workpiece dimensions remain the same after a pass is finished. Performing consecutive passes allow for increasing the effective strain in the material to a required level. In the conducted simulations two various channel angles (108° and 113°) have been taken into consideration, as well as two processing routes, A and C (without and with turning the strip upside-down between consecutive passes, respectively). The analysis of simulation results has revealed that significant strain and stress inhomogeneities across the strip thickness are generated in a single DRECE pass. The die design (the inner and outer corner radius) and friction conditions affect the material flow, reducing significantly the shear strain in the near-surface regions of the strip. The strain inhomogeneity can be effectively reduced by choosing the processing route C. The strain distributions and the corresponding tensile test results have confirmed that the smaller channel die angle allows to generate larger strain and higher strength of the strip but also reduces its ductility more than the die setup with the larger channel die angle.

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An analysis of crystallographic texture and residual stresses of aluminium alloy RSA-501 after selected processes of twist extrusion (TE)

Byczkowska P., Sawicki J., Adamczyk-Cieślak B., Januszewicz B.

Archives of Materials Science and Engineering

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2022

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Vol. 118, nr 1

5--28

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Purpose: This study presents the residual stress analysis for the twist extrusion (TE) process after the experiment and numerical simulation and the analysis of the crystallographic texture changes and changes in hardness before and after the TE process for an RSA-501 aluminium alloy (Al; Mg5%; Mn1.5%; Sc0.8%; Zr0.4%). Design/methodology/approach: Crystallographic textures were obtained with the PANAlytical Empyrean X-ray diffractometer. The stresses were measured by applying the X-ray method with the use of using the PROTO iXRD diffractometer. Findings: The use of severe plastic deformation processes in the mass of the material leads to a significant change difference in the stress distribution in the workpiece and a change in texture compared to the reference material. The stress distribution in the sample cross-section and stress values varied and depended on the stage of the twisting process to which the surface was subjected. The highest stress (about 600 MPa) appears at the peaks of the front surface when exiting the twist area die TE. Higher stress values at the edges of the specimen are caused by friction (deformation) of the material against the die surface. The TE process strengthened – the highest crystallographic texture background level was 49%. Practical implications: The conducted tests and the obtained results allow the determination of the process parameters and critical areas of the sample by carrying out a numerical simulation. Originality/value: Microhardness increases due to the TE process and the largest values were observed at the edges. This phenomenon is confirmed by the numerical simulation results presented in this paper.

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Superplasticity of high-entropy alloys: a review

Motallebi Reza, Savaedi Zeinab, Mirzadeh Hamed

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2022

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Vol. 22, no. 1

art. no. e20, 2022

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High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are a new class of engineering materials with unique mechanical and functional properties. Superplastic forming of HEAs might be a viable route for actual applications of these alloys. Accordingly, the superplastic behaviors of HEAs and medium-entropy alloys (MEAs) were summarized in this monograph, along with reviewing the basics of high-entropy alloys and fine-grained superplasticity. Moreover, the HEAs were introduced and the phase formation rules were discussed. Furthermore, the influences of grain refinement (by thermomechanical processing and severe plastic deformation (SPD) methods) and deformation conditions (temperature and strain rate) with special attention to the high strain rate superplasticity were summarized. The significance of thermal stability of the microstructure against grain coarsening was noticed, where the effects of multi-phase microstructure, formation of pinning particles, and favorable effects of the addition of alloying elements were explained. The effects of deformation temperature and strain rate on the thermally activated grain boundary sliding (GBS), precipitation of secondary phases (especially the Cr-rich σ phase), dissolution of phases, deformation-induced (dynamic) grain growth, partial melting, and dynamic recrystallization (DRX) were discussed for different HEAs and MEAs. The final part of this overview article is dedicated to the future prospects and research directions.

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Effect of the number of passes on grain refinement, texture and properties of DC01 steel strip processed by the novel hybrid SPD method

Kowalczyk K., Jabłońska M. B., Tkocz M., Chulist R., Bednarczyk I., Rzychoń T.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2022

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Vol. 22, no. 3

art. no. e115

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Dual rolls equal channel extrusion (DRECE) is an unconventional severe plastic deformation (SPD) process that can effectively produce the ultrafine-grained microstructure in metals and alloys. Previously, the DRECE process carried out on non-ferrous alloys and low-carbon steels were mostly focused on the influence of process parameters on the mechanical properties. The aim of this study was the evolution of the microstructure and texture in the DC01 low-carbon steel strip after the subsequent passes of the DRECE process. The scanning transmission electron microscope and scanning electron microscope equipped with an electron backscattering diffraction detector were used for microstructure investigations. Observations after selected DRECE passes revealed defected microstructure, characteristic for the materials after SPD processes, in the form of numerous dislocation tangles, systems with dense dislocation walls and dislocation cell blocks. The texture analysis showed that with the increase of strain, the rolling texture has weakened in the tested material. These changes were accompanied by the microhardness rise.

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Niekonwencjonalne metody kształtowania plastycznego

Tkocz Marek

Stal, Metale & Nowe Technologie

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2021

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nr 5-6

36--37

PL

W artykule przedstawiono koncepcje czterech niekonwencjonalnych metod przeróbki plastycznej: kucia z oscylacyjnym skręcaniem, kucia z poprzecznym ruchem stempla, walcowania z poprzecznym ruchem walców oraz kucia segmentowego. Metody te umożliwiają wytwarzanie wyrobów o nietypowych właściwościach użytkowych oraz istotne zmniejszenie wymaganych sił nacisku narzędzi kształtujących. Wdrożenie zaprezentowanych sposobów kształtowania plastycznego pozwoliłoby na rozszerzenie asortymentu produkcji wielu przedsiębiorstw działających w branży metalowej.

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Concepts of four unconventional metal forming methods: compression with oscillatory torsion, compression with transverse punch motion, rolling with transverse rolls motion and incremental forging are presented in the paper. The methods enable manufacturing products with unique functional properties and significant reduction of the required press load. Industrial implementation of the presented metal forming techniques would allow to extend the assortment of many metal parts manufacturers.

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The influence of post-deformation annealing temperature on the mechanical properties of low-carbon ferritic steel deformed by the DRECE method

Kowalczyk Karolina

Materials Science Poland

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2021

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Vol. 39, No. 3

430--435

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The paper presents observations on the mechanical properties characterizing low-carbon steel subjected to deformation by the dual rolls equal channel extrusion (DRECE) method and annealed for 60 min in different temperature variants in the range of 450–700°C. The DRECE process was carried out up to seven passes at ambient temperature. The investigations carried out revealed that the strength of the steel strips increases corresponding to the rise in the number of DRECE passes applied. The yield strength (YS) after seven passes is >2.5 times higher compared to the material in the initial state (before the deformation process). However, the tensile ductility decreased significantly after the DRECE. In order to obtain favorable mechanical properties, the steel strips were subjected to annealing. Our study demonstrates that after being processed by the DRECE method, low-carbon steel can be subjected to low-temperature annealing to ensure that it is endowed with high strength, while maintaining the characteristic good ductility of the material. The results of the research were analyzed in the context of an investigation into the microstructure change, assessed by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), induced in low-carbon steel subjected to the DRECE process and low-temperature annealing.

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Texture evolution of magnesium alloy AZ31B subjected to severe plastic deformation

Frydrych Karol

Engineering Transactions

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2021

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Vol. 69, iss. 4

337--352

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The paper presents the simulations of texture evolution of the AZ31B Mg alloy subjected to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and rotary swaging (RS) processes. It is shown that using the crystal plasticity (CP) parameters obtained by curve fitting conducted on simple mechanical tests with the aid of the evolutionary algorithm, it is possible to correctly predict the texture evolution in both processes. The influence of the initial texture as well as the CP parameters is discussed.

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Effect of Milling Duration on Oxide-Formation Behavior of Oxide-Dispersion-Strengthened High-Entropy Alloys

Song Yongwook, Kim Daeyoung, Nam Seungjin, Lee Kee-Ahn, Choi Hyunjoo

Archives of Metallurgy and Materials

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2021

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Vol. 66, iss. 3

735--740

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Oxide-dispersion-strengthened high-entropy alloys were produced by hot-pressing a ball-milled mixture of Y2O3 and atomized CoCrFeMnNi powder. The effect of milling duration on grain size reduction, oxide formation behavior, and the resulting mechanical properties of the alloys was studied. Both the alloy powder size and Y2O3 particle size decreased with milling time. Moreover, the alloy powder experienced severe plastic deformation, dramatically generating crystalline defects. As a result, the grain size was reduced to ~16.746 nm and in-situ second phases (e.g., MnO2 and σ phase) were formed at the defects. This increased the hardness of the alloys up to a certain level, although excessive amounts of in-situ second phases had the reverse effect.

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The decisive impact of microstructure on the machinability of pure copper

Sun Xiaoxiang, Ebrahimi Mahmoud, Attarilar Shokouh

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2021

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Vol. 21, no. 3

852--860

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Ultrafine-grained (UFG) materials have been of great attention due to their considerable behavior compared to coarse-grained counterparts. Also, the machinability of these UFG materials is of great importance because of the machining significance in manufacturing the final shape of industrial components. Hence, this study dealt with machinability in relation to the microstructure and mechanical properties of the UFG pure copper processed by the twist extrusion. The remarkable microstructure evolution through the dynamic recrystallization mechanisms improved the tensile strengths and hardness of the twist extrusion processed pure copper. Also, the reduction of ductility in the UFG copper compared to the initial state was related to the change of tensile fractography mechanism in which the large and deep dimples transformed into the combined small and shallow dimples with some cleavage planes in the UFG copper. Furthermore, the enhanced machinability of the processed sample was related to its lower thermal conductivity and the development of strain localization within the narrow shear bands which lead to the production of discontinuous short chips. Hence, the formation of the UFG structure is a suitable option to attain the enhanced machinability behavior of copper as one of the most used metals.

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Processing of commercially pure copper tubes by hydrostatic tube cyclic extrusion–compression (HTCEC) as a new SPD method

Eftekhari M., Faraji G., Bahrami M.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2021

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Vol. 21, no. 3

595--606

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In this study, severe plastic deformation (SPD) process of hydrostatic tube cyclic extrusion–compression (HTCEC) was performed through two passes on the commercially pure copper tubes with the purpose of fabricating relatively long ultrafine-grained (UFG) tubes. In HTCEC process, the presence of pressurized hydraulic fluid around the piece plays a key role in the reduction of the friction load and, consequently, in the reduction of required pressing load. In principle, this facilitates the production of long and large tubes. After processing by HTCEC, the mechanical characteristics and microstructure evolution were examined. Microstructure analysis revealed that after the first pass of HTCEC process, an ultrafine cell microstructure with an average size of ~ 993 nm was attained. After two passes of HTCEC, the average size of cells/subgrains was reduced to ~ 340 nm. This was while the average grain size of the annealed sample was 41 μm. Also, after two passes of HTCEC process, a remarkable increase in the yield strength from 154 to 336 MPa, and the ultimate strength from 223 to 414 MPa was observed. Furthermore, the mean value of microhardness increased from 74 to 149 HV, and a more uniform distribution of microhardness along the thickness was seen, compared to the first pass of HTCEC. Meanwhile, unlike most conventional SPD methods, the value of elongation to failure was slightly lessened from 59.5 to 41.6%. SEM fractography analysis denoted that mostly ductile fracture occurred in the HTCEC-processed samples. In general, two main advantages of HTCEC process can be the production of relatively long ultrafine-grained tubes and the significant increase in the strength and hardness besides a low loss of ductility.

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Microstructure and mechanical properties of the AA7075 tube fabricated using shear assisted processing and extrusion (ShAPE)

Nazari Tiji Sobhan A., Asgharzadeh Amir, Park Taejoon, Whalen Scott A., Reza-E-Rabby Md, Eller Michael, Pourboghrat Farhang

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2021

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Vol. 21, no. 2

85--94

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Shear-assisted processing and extrusion (ShAPE) experimental setup and tooling were adopted for extruding thin-walled AA7075 aluminum tube from as-cast non-homogenized billet material in a single run. The mechanical and microstructural characterizations were performed on the as-extruded tube through tensile, hardness, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) tests. The results showed that the ShAPE process developed a significantly refined microstructure with uniform and almost equiaxed grain structure on both hoop and axial cross-sections of the extrudate as well as through the thickness of the material. The pole figures and inverse pole figures of the EBSD data showed a strong shear texture development, and it was found out that axial shear is the dominant deformation mechanism in the regions near the inner surface of the tube, while combined axial and torsional shears are the two dominant modes of deformation near the outer surface of the extrudate. As for the mechanical properties, there was an increase of 150 and 73% in the yield and ultimate strengths of the tube produced using ShAPE process, respectively, and an 18% decrease in maximum uniform plastic elongation compared to the conventionally extruded AA7075-O tube.

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Experimental and modelling study of the grain refinement of Fe-30wt%Ni-Nb austenite model alloy subjected to severe plastic deformation process

Svyetlichnyy D. S., Majta J., Kuziak R., Muszka K.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2021

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Vol. 21, no. 1

339--352

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This study addresses some aspects regarding a computer modelling based on three-dimensional Frontal Cellular Automata (FCA) for the simulation of ultrafine-grained (UFG) microstructure development in purpose-designed microalloyed austenite model alloy i.e. FCC structure. Proposed in the present study model is a step forward towards understanding the deformation and microstructure development mechanisms occurring during severe plastic deformation (SPD) processes with high accumulation of the plastic deformation effects in FCC structures. The analysed microalloyed austenite microstructures were developed due to SPD effects. Using the proposed computer model, based on three-dimensional FCA it has been shown that it is possible to predict some characteristics of the FCC microstructures such as the grain size and the distribution of the boundaries misorientation angle. These abilities were proved by the qualitative and quantitative comparisons of the modelling and SEM/EBSD results. The capabilities of the proposed model were tested using experimental results of the wire drawing processes. The paper presents the new original results of experimental studies of multi-staged MaxStrain technology with the microscopic investigation. Basing on data obtained from these studies, the dependencies of the evolution of grain structure and misorientation angle on the accumulative strain and cycle number were obtained in a form of approximation equations. The equations were implemented into the CA model, and MaxStrain technology was simulated. Comparison of the results obtained in experimental studies and simulations shows a satisfactory agreement. Industrial verification of the developed model as well shows a satisfactory agreement.

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Effects of processing temperature and number of passes on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AA 6063 processed by cyclic expansion extrusion

Babu V., Shanmugavel Balasivanandha Prabu, Padmanabhan K. A.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2021

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Vol. 21, no. 1

632--648

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The effects of the working temperatures (260 °C, 200 °C and 130 °C) on microstructure formation in the AA 6063 alloy, processed upto ten passes by cyclic expansion extrusion (CEE) was studied. The microstructures of the CEE-processed specimens in the convergent and extrusion regions (center and edge) were examined after every two passes. The EBSD analysis revealed a decrease in the average grain size from 22 ± 5 µm to 2 ± 0.5 µm after four passes, with a simultaneous presence of a large fraction of HAGBs (45%) at 130 °C processing temperature. The TEM observations also confirmed the presence of nano-grains of sizes in the range of 50–100 nm. The CEE-processed specimen showed the highest improvement in hardness and ultimate tensile strength from 38 ± 3.4 HV and 118 ± 6 MPa to 122 ± 1 HV and 267 ± 2 MPa, respectively, after four passes at 130 °C. The specimens processed at 260 °C (ten passes), and 200 °C (four passes) showed moderate improvement in strength of 184 ± 3 MPa and 216 ± 3 MPa, respectively. On further straining (at 200 °C and 130 °C after six to ten passes), continuous dynamic recovery and dynamic re-crystallization took place which led to grain growth during SPD and, as a result, the alloy lost its strain hardening capacity and there was a decrease in the mechanical properties. At higher number of passes, the grains were elongated and coarsened, i.e., a non-equiaxed microstructure was seen after ten passes at 200 °C and 130 °C. In contrast, the specimen processed at 260 °C after ten passes, showed a homogeneous microstructure with near-equiaxed grains with 38% of HAGBs. A lower processing temperature produced a microstructure with a fine grain size distribution after a lower number of passes.

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Niekonwencjonalne metody kształtowania plastycznego

Tkocz Marek

Stal, Metale & Nowe Technologie

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2020

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nr 5-6

28--30

PL

W artykule przedstawiono koncepcje czterech niekonwencjonalnych metod przeróbki plastycznej: kucia z oscylacyjnym skręcaniem, kucia z poprzecznym ruchem stempla, walcowania z poprzecznym ruchem walców oraz kucia segmentowego. Metody te umożliwiają wytwarzanie wyrobów o nietypowych właściwościach użytkowych oraz istotne zmniejszenie wymaganych sił nacisku narzędzi kształtujących. Wdrożenie zaprezentowanych sposobów kształtowania plastycznego pozwoliłoby na rozszerzenie asortymentu produkcji wielu przedsiębiorstw działających w branży metalowej.

EN

Concepts of four unconventional metal forming methods: compression with oscillatory torsion, compression with transverse punch motion, rolling with transverse rolls motion and incremental forging are presented in the paper. The methods enable manufacturing products with unique functional properties and significant reduction of the required press load. Industrial implementation of the presented metal forming techniques would allow to extend the assortment of many metal parts manufacturers.

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Refinement of Al-5%Cu and Al-25%Cu Alloys by Means of KoBo Methods

Rodak K., Brzezińska A., Sobota J.

Archives of Metallurgy and Materials

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2020

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Vol. 65, iss. 4

1477--1482

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This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of severe plastic deformation (SPD) by extrusion combined with reversible torsion (KoBo) method on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-5Cu and Al-25Cu alloys. The extrusion combined with reversible torsion was carried out using reduction coefficient of λ = 30 and λ = 98. In this work, the microstructure was characterized by light microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Compression test and tensile test were performed for deformed alloys. The binary Al-5Cu and Al-25Cu alloys consist of the face cantered cubic (FCC) α phase in the form of dendrites and tetragonal (C16) θ-Al2Cu intermetallic phase observed in interdentritic regions. The increase of Cu content leads to increase of interdentritic regions. The microstructure of the alloys is refined after applying KoB deformation with λ = 30 and λ = 98. Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) of Al-5Cu alloy after KoBo deformation with λ = 30 and λ = 98 reached about 200 MPa. UTS for samples of Al-25Cu with λ = 30 and λ = 98 increased compared to Al-5Cu alloy and exceed 320 MPa and 270 MPa respectively. All samples showed increase of plasticity with increase of reduction coefficient. Independently of reduction coefficient, the compressive strain of Al-5Cu alloys is about 60%. The Al-25Cu alloy with λ = 98 showed the value of compressive strain exceed 60%, although for this same alloy but with λ = 30, the compressive strain is only 35%.

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Surface integrity enhancement of austenitic stainless steel treated by ultrasonic burnishing with two burnishing tips

Shi Ya-Long, Shen Xue-Hui, Xu Guo-Feng, Xu Chong-Hai, Wang Bao-Lin, Su Guo-Sheng

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2020

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Vol. 20, no. 3

224--240

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A set of ultrasonic burnishing equipment with two different burnishing tips was designed and manufactured, with which a series of experiments were performed to explore the effects of process parameters and burnishing tips on the surface integrity of austenitic stainless steel material being treated by ultrasonic burnishing (UB). Based on the experiment data, the two surface treatments, i.e. UB with ball tip and UB with roller tip, were comparatively assessed together with the other two surface machining methods of fine turning and grinding. As a further study, a microscopic FE model was built to investigate the three-dimensional transient stress and strain field inside the being treated material. It was found that parameter combination is determinative to surface finishing in UB process, and static pressure and burnishing pass are supposed to be the two most significant parameters for surface integrity of the treated sample. On the whole, roller tip is more preferable to achieve good surface enhancement than ball tip. The superposition of ultrasonic vibration leads to the dynamic change of the stress and strain field in UB, resulting in the oscillating propagation of stress wave inside the material, which gives explanation for the good performance of UB than that of conventional burnishing without ultrasonic.

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Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of multi-directionally forged SiP/ZA22 composite

Yousefi D., Taghiabadi R., Shaeri M. H., Ansarian I.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2020

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Vol. 20, no. 4

295--307

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The effect of multi-pass multi-directional forging (MDF) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Zn–22Al–xSi (X = 4 and 8 wt. %) alloy, also known as SiP/ZA22 composite, was investigated. MDF process was applied at 100 °C for one, three, and five passes with the strain of 0.47 per pass. According to the results, MDF refined and homogenized the composites microstructure so that the average size of primary Si (SiP) particles reduced from 25.0 µm and 30.4 µm in as-cast ZA22-4Si and ZA22-8Si composites to about 6.2 µm and 7.3 µm in five-pass MDFed condition, respectively, and their distribution shifted to the smaller size range. Mechanical properties tests revealed that multi-pass MDF has softened the investigated composite. For instance, the hardness, tensile strength, and shear strength of ZA22-4Si composite reduced from 83 HV, 280 MPa, and 165 MPa in as-cast condition to about 58 HV, 160 MPa, and 118 MPa in the five-pass MDFed sample, respectively. This is while its fracture strain increased from 15% to about 40% with the strain rate of 1.2 × 10–3 s−1.