The effect of cryogenic temperature and change in deformation mode on the limiting grain size in a severely deformed dilute aluminium alloy

被引:119
作者
Huang, Y. [1 ]
Prangnell, P. B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Manchester Mat Sci Ctr, Manchester M1 7HS, Lancs, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
severe plastic deformation (SPD); nanocrystalline; dynamic grain coarsening; cryogenic temperature; EBSD;
D O I
10.1016/j.actamat.2007.12.017
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
With the aim of investigating the factors that limit the production of true nanograined materials by cryogenic severe deformation, the grain structures formed in an Al-0.1%Mg alloy have been studied in plane strain compression at temperatures down to 77 K, following prior severe plastic deformation (SPD) by equal channel angular extrusion. Changing the deformation mode alone had little effect oil increasing the rate of grain refinement. At the minimum cryogenic temperature (77 K) the samples still contained similar to 30% low angle boundaries and a nanoscale high-angle boundary (HAB) spacing was only obtained in one dimension. At high strains a steady-state minimum HAB spacing was approached, irrespective of the temperature, where the rate of grain refinement stagnated. It is shown that the minimum grain size achievable in SPD is limited by a balance between the rate of compression of the HAB spacing and dynamic grain coarsening. At low temperatures this is controlled by abnormally high boundary migration rates, which are difficult to explain with existing theories of grain boundary mobility. (C) 2007 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1619 / 1632
页数:14
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