Enhancement of strength and superplasticity in a 6061 Al alloy processed by equal-channel-angular-pressing

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作者
Kim, WJ [1 ]
Kim, JK
Park, TY
Hong, SI
Kim, DI
Kim, YS
Lee, JD
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[1] Hongik Univ, Dept Met & Mat Sci, Seoul 1217941, South Korea
[2] POSCO, Tech Res Lab, Iron & Steelmaking Res Team, Pohang 790785, South Korea
[3] Kookmin Univ, Sch Met & Mat Engn, Seoul 136702, South Korea
[4] Kunsan Natl Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Jeollabuk Do 573701, South Korea
[5] Chungnam Natl Univ, Dept Met Engn, Taejon 305764, South Korea
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METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE | 2002年 / 33卷 / 10期
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10.1007/s11661-002-0301-4
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
Pre-equal-channel-angular-pressing (ECAP) solution treatment combined with post-ECAP aging treatment has been found to be effective in enhancing the room-temperature strength of 6061 aluminum alloy. The largest increase in ultimate tensile strength (UTS) (=460 MPa) and yield stress (YS) (=425 MPa) is obtained in post-ECAP aged 6061 Al with six pressings. The strength increases by a factor of 1.4 when compared to T6 treated commercial 6061 Al. The strength of 6061 Al obtained in the present research is higher than that of ECA-pressed 6061 Al with pre-ECAP peak-aging treatment studied by other investigators. The more effective strengthening of post-ECAP low-temperature aging may be linked with the higher dislocation accumulation rate in the solutionized matrix and the presence of higher density particles in the aged matrix. Modest low-temperature (523 K) and high-temperature (813 K) superplasticity is observed in the ECAP 6061 Al, which may be a result of increased grain boundary area from grain refinement.
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