Journal
METALS
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/met8020096
Keywords
severe plastic deformation (SPD); microstructural gradient; ultrafine-grained (UFG); gradation extrusion; aluminum alloy; grain refinement
Funding
- German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) through the Collaborative Research Center [SFB 692]
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In this contribution, we study the microstructural evolution of an age-hardenable AA6082 aluminum alloy during severe plastic deformation by gradation extrusion. A novel die design allowing an interruption of processing and nondestructive billet removal was developed. A systematic study on the microstructure gradient at different points of a single billet could be performed with the help of this die. Distinct gradients were investigated using microhardness measurements and electron microscopy. Our results highlight that gradation extrusion is a powerful method to produce graded materials with partially ultrafine-grained microstructures. From the point of view of obtaining an ultrafine-grained surface layer with maximum hardness, only a small number of forming elements is needed. It was also found that large incremental deformation by too many forming elements may result in locally heterogeneous microstructures and failure near the billet surface caused by localization of deformation. Furthermore, considering economical aspects of processing, fewer forming elements are preferred since several processing parameter-related cost factors are then significantly lower.
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