High Strain Rate Superplasticity in an Al-Li-Mg Alloy Subjected to Equal-Channel Angular Extrusion
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Japan Institute of Metals in MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
- Vol. 43 (10) , 2370-2377
- https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.43.2370
Abstract
The superplastic behavior of an Al–4.1%Mg–2.0%Li–0.16%Sc–0.07%Zr alloy (1421 Al) subjected to intense plastic straining by equal-channel angular extrusion (ECAE) was studied in the temperature interval 250–450°C at strain rates ranging from 1.4×10−5 to 1.4 s−1. The grain size after ECAE was about 0.8 \\micron and the fraction of high angle boundaries was about 80 pct. The highest elongation of 1850% without failure appeared at a temperature of 400°C and initial strain rate of 1.4×10−2 s−1 with corresponding coefficient of the strain rate sensitivity of 0.6. It was shown that the ECAE processed 1421 Al exhibits superior superplastic properties in the temperature range 300–450°C with the strain rate sensitivity higher than 0.4. Microstructural evolution and cavitation during high strain rate superplastic deformation were examined.Keywords
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