Abstract: The effect of the temperature of uniaxial tensile test on the plastification effect (PE) of ultrafine-grained (UFG) Al–1.5Cu (wt %) alloy is studied for the first time. The UFG structure in a material is formed by high-pressure torsion (HPT). A significant increase in the plasticity of an UFG alloy from ~3 to 22% while retaining a high ultimate tensile strength (450 MPa) is achieved due to additional thermomechanical treatment including short-term low-temperature annealing and subsequent small HPT deformation. The temperature range of the PE implementation is revealed. It is shown that a decrease in the deformation temperature results in a gradual decrease in the PE and its disappearance at –20°C. Copper doping results in significant narrowing of the PE implementation range from the low-temperature side in comparison with the UFG Al case. The possible causes of the effect of Cu doping on the temperature dependence of the PE is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1792-1800
JournalPhysics of the Solid State
Volume63
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Dec 2021

    Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

    Research areas

  • aluminum–copper alloys, grain-boundary segregation, plasticity, severe plastic deformation, strength, ultrafine-grained structure

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