Microstructural evolution during superplastic deformation of Al-Mg-Li alloy: Dynamic recrystallization or grain-boundary sliding?

In this work, advanced capabilities of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) were applied to evaluate the role played dynamic recrystallization during superplastic deformation of a typical fine-grained material. It was found that the dynamic recrystallization occurred only locally and thus provided only minor contribution to microstructural evolution. Hence, the preservation of the nearly-equiaxed grain morphology, inherent to the superplasticity phenomenon, cannot be attributed to the dynamic recrystallization. Crown Copyright (c) 2022 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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In this study, the advanced capabilities of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) were used to investigate the role of dynamic recrystallization in the superplastic deformation of a fine-grained material. The results showed that dynamic recrystallization occurred only locally and had a minor contribution to microstructural evolution. Therefore, the preservation of the nearly-equiaxed grain morphology associated with superplasticity cannot be attributed to dynamic recrystallization.