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Optimizing the mechanical properties of Al-4.5Cu-xSi alloys through multi-pass friction stir processing and post-process aging

Mostafavi M., Taghiabadi R., Jafarzadegan M.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2022

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Vol. 22, no. 1

art. no. e11, 2022

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The effect of post-process aging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of multi-pass friction stir processed (FSPed) Al-4.5Cu alloy containing Si (1, 3, and 5 wt.%) was studied. According to the results, adding Si improved the fluidity and decreased the porosity content of the alloy. The addition of Si up to 3 wt.% also enhanced the mechanical properties. However, further addition of Si up to 5 wt.% impaired the tensile properties. Applying the first pass of FSP improved the tensile strength and fracture strain of the alloy containing 3 wt.% Si by 25 and 125%, respectively. However, the second and fourth pass of FSP substantially improved the fracture strain, but deteriorated the hardness and tensile strength of the alloy containing 3 wt.% Si. Post-FSP aging at 180 °C for 8 h significantly improved the mechanical properties. For instance, compared to the as-cast condition, the hardness, tensile strength, fracture strain, and toughness of post-aged four-pass FSPed Al-4.5Cu-3Si alloy increased by 107, 108, 175, and 310%, respectively. According to the fractography results, the fracture surface morphology of Al-4.5Cu-3Si alloy changed from a quasi-cleavage mode in as-cast condition to a ductile-dimple fracture mode after post-FSP aging.

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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.

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Mechanical properties enhancement of cast Al-8.5Fe-1.3V-1.7Si (FVS0812) alloy by friction stir processing

Nouri Z., Taghiabadi R., Moazami‑Goudarzi M.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2020

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Vol. 20, no. 4

35--46

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This study was conducted to investigate the capability of multi-pass friction stir processing (FSP) on microstructure modification and mechanical properties improvement of FVS0812 alloy. FSP was performed at different rotation speeds (1250, 1600, 2000, and 2500 rpm) and traverse speeds (8, 12, and 25 mm/min) for one, two, and four passes. According to the results, applying single-pass FSP at optimized conditions (i.e. 1600 rpm and 12 mm/min) enhanced the tensile strength, fracture strain, and microhardness of the alloy by about 1020, 1050, and 60%, respectively. This improvement can be mainly attributed to the intense breakage and uniform distribution of θ-Al13Fe4 and α-Al12(Fe,V)3Si intermetallics within the matrix, formation of ultrafine recrystallized grains, and elimination of casting defects. Increasing the number of FSP passes up to four slightly decreased the average size of intermetallic particles, but significantly improved their distribution within the matrix which led to 18 and 200% improvement of tensile strength and fracture strain of one-pass FSPed sample, respectively. The fractography results also revealed that multi-pass FSP has changed the fracture mode of Al-8.5Fe-1.3V-1.7Si alloy from low-energy brittle to a more ductile-dimple fracture.

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Investigating the combination effect of warm extrusion and multi-directional forging on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al–Mg2Si composites

Sharifzadeh M., Shaeri M. H., Taghiabadi R., Mozaffari F., Ebrahimi M.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2020

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Vol. 20, no. 2

37--47

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The combined effect of extrusion and multi-directional forging (MDF) was investigated on microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum-based composite with 10, 15, and 20 wt% Mg2Si. In the casted Al–Mg2Si composites, the primary and eutectic Mg2Si particles are generally coarse which lead to decreasing their mechanical properties and formability. Extrusion process was utilized to overcome this shortcoming by breakage of the eutectic structure, reduction of Mg2Si size, and the decrease of casting defects. Then, MDF process was applied up to failure on the extruded composites at room temperature. It led to the morphological modification of primary and eutectic Mg2Si phases and the reduction of their size. It was found that the MDF process resulted in a considerable improvement in hardness and shear strength of materials. This may be related to the reduction in the average size of Mg2Si particles with their uniform distribution. In addition, ultimate shear strength is, respectively, increased from 94, 99, and 81 MPa to 119, 116, and 117 MPa for the 10, 15, and 20 wt% Mg2Si aluminum composites after the final pass of MDF. Meanwhile, the normal displacement of composites is reduced at initial passes and increased by the addition of more pass numbers.