The paper focuses on producing of ultrafine-grained (UFG) structure in the Al 6061 alloy by a new severe plastic deformation (SPD) technique, developed recently in our laboratory, namely equal channel angular pressing with parallel channels (ECAP-PC). The evolution of microstructure at ECAP-PC was examined and was proved that the alloy becomes of a homogenous UFG structure after 4 passes. Such a structure increases essentially the alloy's mechanical properties, specifically strength and ductility. The advantages of this new technique in producing ot UFG alloys over conventional ECAP are considered and discussed as well

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-91
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Transactions
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2009
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Equal channel angular pressing with parallel channels, Severe plastic deformation, Strength and ductility, Ultrafine-grained structure

    Scopus subject areas

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

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