Application of high-pressure sliding for grain refinement of Al and Mg alloys

Kiyonari Tazoe, Shuji Honda, Zenji Horita

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

    12 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    An earlier study showed that high-pressure sliding (HPS) is effective for grain refinement of pure Al in a rectangular sheet form using the principle of high-pressure torsion. In this study, the HPS is applied for grain refinement of an Al-3%Mg-0.2%Sc alloy and an AZ61 Mg alloy. HPS was conducted under a pressure of 1 GPa with sliding distances of 10 to 30 mm at room temperature for the Al alloy and at 473 K for the Mg alloy The average grain size is ∼300 nm for both the Al and Mg alloys, respectively. Tensile tests showed that a superplastic elongation of ∼1500% is achieved in the Al-3%Mg-0.2%Sc alloy at 573 K with an initial strain rate of 3.3×10-3 s-1 and of ∼600% in the AZ61 alloy at 573 K with an initial strain rate of 1×10-3 s-1.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation, NanoSPD5
    Pages91-96
    Number of pages6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 25 2011
    Event5th International Conference on Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation, NanoSPD5 - Nanjing, China
    Duration: Mar 21 2011Mar 25 2011

    Publication series

    NameMaterials Science Forum
    Volume667-669
    ISSN (Print)0255-5476

    Other

    Other5th International Conference on Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation, NanoSPD5
    Country/TerritoryChina
    CityNanjing
    Period3/21/113/25/11

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Materials Science(all)
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mechanics of Materials

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Application of high-pressure sliding for grain refinement of Al and Mg alloys'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this