scholarly journals The Influence of A Cross-Channel Extrusion Process on The Microstructure and Properties of Copper

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 3995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radosław Łyszkowski ◽  
Magdalena Łazińska ◽  
Dariusz Zasada
Keyword(s):  
Pure Copper ◽  
Secondary Recrystallization ◽  
Extrusion Process ◽  
Exothermic Peak ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Fine Grained Structure ◽  
Fine Grained Material ◽  
Experimental Trials

A new cross-channel extrusion (CCE) method with the application of a back pressure (BP) is proposed and experimentally tested. The introduction of pressure blocks the free flow of material by using an additional set of pistons, which prevents the loss of consistency. The paper presents results of experimental trials of CCE process. Between one and eight passes of CCE with and without a BP were applied to pure copper billets to refine their initial coarse-grained microstructure at room temperature. It was found that processing by CCE results in the formation of a lamellar structure along the extruded axis and the fine-grained structure in the remaining volume. The material exhibited dynamic recrystallization, which results in the formation of 0.5- to 2-μm grains after one pass and 2- to 8-μm grains after four CCE passes. The fine-grained material had YS of 390-415 MPa. An increase in the microhardness from 70 to 130 HV02 after one pass and then a decrease after four passes were observed. This might indicate that secondary recrystallization and selective grain growth occur, because an exothermic peak (158.5 °C, 53 ± 2.1 J/mol) was observed during DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) testing. The resistivity of the once deformed copper significantly decreases, while its further processing causes the resistivity to increase.

FG-LiquID

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Yumeng Liang ◽  
Anfu Zhou ◽  
Huanhuan Zhang ◽  
Xinzhe Wen ◽  
Huadong Ma
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Concentration ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Robust Identification ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Fresh Milk ◽  
Average Accuracy ◽  
Coarse Grained Material ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Fine Grained Material ◽  
The Difference

Contact-less liquid identification via wireless sensing has diverse potential applications in our daily life, such as identifying alcohol content in liquids, distinguishing spoiled and fresh milk, and even detecting water contamination. Recent works have verified the feasibility of utilizing mmWave radar to perform coarse-grained material identification, e.g., discriminating liquid and carpet. However, they do not fully exploit the sensing limits of mmWave in terms of fine-grained material classification. In this paper, we propose FG-LiquID, an accurate and robust system for fine-grained liquid identification. To achieve the desired fine granularity, FG-LiquID first focuses on the small but informative region of the mmWave spectrum, so as to extract the most discriminative features of liquids. Then we design a novel neural network, which uncovers and leverages the hidden signal patterns across multiple antennas on mmWave sensors. In this way, FG-LiquID learns to calibrate signals and finally eliminate the adverse effect of location interference caused by minor displacement/rotation of the liquid container, which ensures robust identification towards daily usage scenarios. Extensive experimental results using a custom-build prototype demonstrate that FG-LiquID can accurately distinguish 30 different liquids with an average accuracy of 97%, under 5 different scenarios. More importantly, it can discriminate quite similar liquids, such as liquors with the difference of only 1% alcohol concentration by volume.

scholarly journals Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Multilayered Iron Electrodeposits

2011 ◽  
Vol 409 ◽  
pp. 474-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Chan ◽  
J.L. McCrea ◽  
G. Palumbo ◽  
Uwe Erb
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Columnar Structure ◽  
Multilayered Structure ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fine Grained Structure ◽  
Iron Coatings

Monolithic and multilayered iron electrodeposits were successfully synthesized by the pulse plating electrodeposition method. Electron microscopy and Vickers microhardness measurements were used to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties of the iron electrodeposits produced. Two types of monolithic iron coatings were produced, one with a coarse grained, columnar structure and the other with an ultra-fine grained structure. Hall-Petch type grain size strengthening was observed in these monolithic coatings. Multilayered iron coatings composed of alternating layers of coarse grained and fine grained structures were also produced. The hardness value of the multilayered coatings falls between the hardness values for the two types of monolithic coatings produced. This study has demonstrated the possibility of applying a multilayered structure design to tailor the microstructure and mechanical properties of electrodeposited iron coatings.

Development of Ultra-Fine Grained Structure in an Al-5.4%Mg-0.5%Mn Alloy Processed by ECAP

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 487-492
Author(s):  
Alla Kipelova ◽  
Ilya Nikulin ◽  
Sergey Malopheyev ◽  
Rustam Kaibyshev
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Structure Formation ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Microstructural Evolution ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
High Angle ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Fine Grained Structure ◽  
Zr Alloy

Microstructural changes during equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at the temperatures of 250 and 300°C to the strains ~4, ~8 and ~12 were studied in a coarse-grained Al-5.4%Mg-0.5%Mn-0.1%Zr alloy. At a strain of ~4, the microstructural evolution is mainly characterized by the development of well-defined subgrains within interiors of initial grains and the formation of fine grains along original boundaries. Further straining leads to increase in the average misorientation angle, the fraction of high-angle grain boundaries and the fraction of new grains. However, only at 300°C, the plastic deformation to a strain of ~12 leads to the formation of almost uniform submicrocrystalline (SMC) grained structure with an average crystallites size of ~ 0.5 m. At 250°C, the microstructure remains non-uniform and consists of subgrains and new recrystallized grains. The mechanism of new SMC structure formation after ECAP is discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of ion nitriding by glow discharge on the physical and mechanical properties of the plastically deformed tool steel R6M5

2021 ◽  
Vol 2064 (1) ◽  
pp. 012052
Author(s):  
R K Vafin ◽  
A V Asylbaev ◽  
D V Mamontov ◽  
I D Sklizkov ◽  
G I Raab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Glow Discharge ◽  
Tool Steel ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Steel R6m5 ◽  
Ion Nitriding ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Fine Grained Structure

Abstract This work is devoted to the study of the effect of the duration of ion nitriding by glow discharge on the physical and mechanical properties of tool steel with different initial structure. We used specimens of R6M5 tool steel with a coarse-grained structure obtained after annealing at a temperature of 850°C and with a fine-grained structure obtained after severe plastic deformation by torsion discharge. With an increase in the duration of ion nitriding, the thickness of the hardened layer and wear resistance increase. The combination of plastic deformation with ion nitriding by glow discharge increases the adsorption and diffusion rate of the saturating element due to the creation of a highly fragmented and disoriented fine-grained structure and contributed to reduction in processing time.

scholarly journals Precipitation Processes during Non-Isothermal Ageing of Fine-Grained 2024 Alloy

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kozieł ◽  
L. Błaż ◽  
G. Włoch ◽  
J. Sobota ◽  
P. Lobry
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Bulk Material ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Hot Extrusion ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Exothermic Peak ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
2024 Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Fine Grained

Mechanical alloying and powder metallurgy procedures were used to manufacture very fine-grained bulk material made from chips of the 2024 aluminum alloy. Studies of solution treatment and precipitation hardening of as-received material were based on differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) tests and TEM/STEM/EDX structural observations. Structural observations complemented by literature data lead to the conclusion that in the case of highly refined structure of commercial 2024 alloys prepared by severe plastic deformation, typical multi-step G-P-B →θ” →θ’ →θ precipitation mechanism accompanied with G-P-B →S” →S’ →S precipitation sequences result in skipping the formation of metastable phases and direct growth of the stable phases. Exothermic effects on DSC characteristics, which are reported for precipitation sequences in commercial materials, were found to be reduced with increased milling time. Moreover, prolonged milling of 2024 chips was found to shift the exothermic peak to lower temperature with respect to the material produced by means of common metallurgy methods. This effect was concluded to result from preferred heterogeneous nucleation of particles at subboundaries and grain boundaries, enhanced by the boundary diffusion in highly refined structures. Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction pattern analysis revealed the development of very fine Al4C3 particles that grow due to the chemical reaction between the Al matrix and graphite flakes introduced as a process control agent during the preliminary milling of chips. Al4C3 nano-particles are formed at high temperatures, i.e. during hot extrusion and the subsequent solution treatment of the samples. Highly refined insoluble particles such as aluminum carbide particles and aluminum oxides were found to retard recrystallization and reduce recovery processes during solution treatment of preliminarily milled materials. Therefore, the as-extruded material composed of a milled part and chip residuals retained its initial bimodal structure in spite of solution heat treatment procedures. This points to a high structural stability of the investigated materials, which is commonly required for new technologies of high-strength Al-based materials production.

scholarly journals Increasing Fatigue Life of 09Mn2Si Steel by Helical Rolling: Theoretical–Experimental Study on Governing Role of Grain Boundaries

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 4531
Author(s):  
Sergey Panin ◽  
Ilya Vlasov ◽  
Pavel Maksimov ◽  
Dmitry Moiseenko ◽  
Pavlo Maruschak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Elastic Energy ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
Structure Transformation ◽  
Helical Rolling ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Fine Grained Structure

The structure and mechanical properties of the 09Mn2Si high-strength low-alloyed steel after the five-stage helical rolling (HR) were studied. It was revealed that the fine-grained structure had been formed in the surface layer ≈ 1 mm deep as a result of severe plastic strains. In the lower layers, the “lamellar” structure had been formed, which consisted of thin elongated ferrite grains oriented in the HR direction. It was shown that the five-stage HR resulted in the increase in the steel fatigue life by more than 3.5 times under cyclic tension. The highest values of the number of cycles before failure were obtained for the samples cut from the bar core. It was demonstrated that the degree of the elastic energy dissipation in the steel samples under loading directly depended on the area of the grain boundaries as well as on the grain shapes. The fine-grained structure possessed the maximum value of the average torsional energy among all the studied samples, which caused the local material structure transformation and the decrease in the elastic energy level. This improved the crack resistance under the cyclic mechanical loading. The effect of the accumulation of the rotational strain modes at the grain boundaries was discovered, which caused the local structure transformation at the boundary zones. In the fine-grained structure, the formation of grain conglomerates was observed, which increased the values of the specific modulus of the moment of force. This could be mutually compensated due to the small sizes of grains. At the same time, the coarse-grained structures were characterized by the presence of the small number of grains with a high level of the moments of forces at their boundaries. They could result in trans-crystalline cracking.

The effect of structure and texture on pure magnesium properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Bartosz Sułkowski
Keyword(s):  
Deformation Mode ◽  
Pure Magnesium ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Initial Structure ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Compression Direction ◽  
First Case ◽  
Axis Parallel ◽  
Fine Grained Structure ◽  
Deformation Modes

Abstract Deformation modes and twin hardening of pure magnesium under compression in respect of the initial structure and texture were studied in the present work. In general, samples had two types of texture with different alignment of c-axis in respect to a compression direction. In the first case, most of the grains have the c-axis parallel to the compression direction and in the second case, the c-axis was perpendicular with the compression direction. It was found that coarse grained material deformed by slip despite the type of the texture, while the fine grained samples, with c-axis perpendicular to the compression direction, deformed by twinning. The samples which deform by twinning exhibited the highest yield point. It was concluded that combination of the fine grained structure and hard type texture components may introduce twinning as the main deformation mode and may increase the mechanical properties of magnesium and its alloys. The model for twin induced hardening is proposed where twins act as the grain refinement factor.

Influence of Severe Plastic Deformation Induced by HE and ECAP on the Thermo-Physical Properties of Metals

2015 ◽  
Vol 641 ◽  
pp. 278-285
Author(s):  
Jacek Skiba ◽  
Adam Dominiak ◽  
Tomasz S. Wiśniewski ◽  
Wacek Pachla ◽  
Mariusz Kulczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Specific Heat ◽  
Pure Copper ◽  
Deformation Method ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Fine Grained Structure ◽  
Thermo Physical Properties

The study is aimed at comparing the changes which occur in the microstructure and thermo-physical properties of pure copper (99.9%) and when copper alloyed with chromium and zirconium subjected to severe plastic deformation (SPD). The plastic deformation techniques employed were hydrostatic extrusion (HE), equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), and a combination of these two processes. The materials thus obtained had an ultra-fine-grained structure with the thermo-physical properties differing from those of the untreated materials. It appeared that there is a correlation between the deformation method employed and the thermo-physical properties of the materials, such as diffusivity and specific heat.

Influence of Deformation on Precipitation Kinetics in Mg-Tb Alloy

2012 ◽  
Vol 322 ◽  
pp. 151-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Melikhova ◽  
Jakub Čížek ◽  
Petr Hruška ◽  
Marián Vlček ◽  
Ivan Procházka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Positron Annihilation ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Lower Temperature

Precipitation effects in age-hardenable Mg-13wt.%Tb alloy were investigated in this work. The solution treated alloy was subjected to isochronal annealing and decomposition of the supersaturated solid solution was investigated by positron annihilation spectroscopy combined with transmission electron microscopy, electrical resistometry, differential scanning calorimetry and microhardness measurements. Peak hardening was observed at 200°C due to precipitation of finely dispersed particles of β phase with the D019structure. Vacancy-like defects associated with β phase particles were detected by positron annihilation. At higher temperatures precipitation of β and subsequently β phase takes place. Formation of these phases lead to some additional hardening and introduces open volume defects at precipitate/matrix interfaces. To elucidate the effect of plastic deformation on the precipitation sequence we studied also a Mg-13wt.%Tb alloy with ultra fine grained structure prepared by high pressure torsion. In the ultra fine grained alloy precipitation of the β phase occurs at lower temperature compared to the coarse grained material and the peak hardening is shifted to a lower temperature as well. This effect can be explained by enhanced diffusivity of Mg and Tb atoms due to a dense network of grain boundaries and high density of dislocations introduced by severe plastic deformation. Moreover, dislocations and grain boundaries serve also as nucleation sites for precipitates. Hence, precipitation effects are accelerated in the alloy subjected to severe plastic deformation.

Microstructure and Properties of Nanostructured Zirconium Processed by High Pressure Torsion

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 433-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksey V. Podolskiy ◽  
Bartlomiej J. Bonarski ◽  
Daria Setman ◽  
Clemens Mangler ◽  
Erhard Schafler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Texture Evolution ◽  
Considerable Change ◽  
Prismatic Slip ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Fine Grained Structure

Several structural states of nanostructured zirconium were achieved by high pressure torsion (HPT) at pressures of 2 and 4 GPa with and without subsequent low temperature annealing. The nanostructured Zr was studied by X-Ray Diffraction, Transmission Electron Microscopy and Differential Scanning Calorimetry to reveal the microstructure, phase composition and the thermal stability of this material. The fine grained structure being achieved by HPT had an average grain size of 100-200 nm. It was shown that HPT at 4 GPa leads to a phase transformation from α-Zr to ω-Zr, which has been demonstrated to be reversible by annealing at 300 °C without considerable change of the grain size. The evaluation of texture evolution in Zr during HPT exhibits activity of prismatic slip systems. DSC curves confirm the presence of HPT deformation induced lattice defects and the occurrence of the ω-α phase transition in Zr.

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