It is shown that a uniform ultrafine-grained structure in alloy 6061 can be formed already after four cycles of treatment by equal-channel angular pressing in parallel channels (ECAP-PC). Along with grain refinement, in the process of an ECAP-PC treatment there occurs in the alloy a dynamic strain aging, which results in the formation of nanodimensional particles of a strengthening phase Mg2Si. It has been established that the alloy in the UFG state demonstrates a considerably higher level of strength and better plasticity in comparison with the material after a standard strengthening treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 415-423 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Physics of Metals and Metallography |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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