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This paper deals with the employment of the successive ECAP method on tubular Al6063 samples and its related properties. Application of the four passes process improved yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and hardness up to 231%, 54%, and 92% so that the increasing rate was high at the initial passes. As compared to the as-received sample, hardness distribution uniformity which was considerably reduced at the first pass was enhanced to some extent in further passes. Microstructural analyses showed the transformation of coarse-grained structure into the elongated ultrafine-grained counterpart by successive new dislocations formation, accumulations, and their final arrangements. The corrosion performance was enhanced by the addition of pass numbers through the reduction of the depth and size of pits so that the four passes sample had a denser and more stable passive layer which in turn decreased the corrosion rate and corrosion current density. © 2021, The Indian Institute of Metals - IIM.

In this paper, the effect of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) on microstructure, mechanical, and erosion-corrosion behavior of commercial pure (CP) titanium was investigated through experimental work. Four passes of ECAP processing at 400 ℃ was performed on CP titanium. The results showed that the homogeneous structure and coarse equiaxed grains of the initial annealed sample are transformed into the combination of UFG and NS with an average size of 750 nm and 85 nm, respectively. Also, ECAP pass numbers increase the fraction of high angle grain boundaries which improves the ductility of the processed sample. The highest hardness and strength improvement rate was observed after the first pass. Furthermore, the increasing rate of hardness and strength is gradually decreased at the subsequent passes and reached the steady-state level at the 4th pass. This is due to the balance between hardening by dislocations and twinnings accumulation and softening by recovery mechanisms. As a result, a uniform hardness distribution on both the cross-sectional and longitudinal planes is achieved. It was confirmed that erosion-corrosion resistance of the processed sample is enhanced due to the grain refinement, material homogeneity, and quick formation of a strong oxide bond layer on the surface.

This study dealt with discovering the optimal conditions of the twist extrusion parameters for producing materials possess enhanced strain behavior with the least amount of extrusion load. It was found that the twist angle has a dominant influence on the strain behavior of the deformed sample with the contribution percentage of 56%, while the effect of friction coefficient would be the most noticeable if the required extrusion load is considered. Based on above, pure copper with the square cross-section was subjected to the process with the large twist angle at the best lubricant state. The results showed that the strength and hardness of the deformed copper were considerably enhanced compared to the initial condition due to the substantial grain refinement. The uniform plastic deformation zone of the deformed sample is limited which causes the reduction of strain-hardening exponent and ductility. Moreover, the lateral region of the sample's cross-section endures larger plastic strain compared to the central one, leading to owning higher hardness. A combined microstructure consisting of low angle dislocation walls and high angle grain boundaries was also determined for the deformed copper. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.

To overcome some possible deficiencies of pure copper, dilute alloying and employment of equal channel angular pressing seem the cost-effective solutions. In this work, dilute copper alloys with the tin amount of 0.18, 0.3, and 0.5 wt.% were obtained with continuous casting and subsequently, they were subjected to ECAP process up to four passes. It was shown that integrated treatment by dilute alloying and ECAP lead to 182% improvement of the corrosion resistance as compared to the as-received condition due to the grain refinement. Meanwhile, the alloying impact on current density is decreased with the ECAP process which may result from the changes at the distribution of Sn atoms in Cu. The difference in measured corrosion current density of unprocessed and ECAPed samples for the alloys Cu-0.3%Sn and Cu-0.5%Sn are 15% and 2%, respectively. The corrosion improvement by means of current density reduction due to the alloying before the ECAP process is about 45% while this value after the ECAP diminishes to 35%. Microstructure analysis showed that four passes of ECAP process cause the average grain size of the pure copper to less than 700 nm and the Cu-0.5%Sn to about 550 nm. Also, the HAGBs fraction of the ECAPed pure Cu is 74%, while the corresponding magnitude for the Cu-0.5%Sn is 78%. © 2019 Politechnika Wrocławska

Equal channel angular pressing method is one of the prominent severe plastic deformation techniques to obtain ultrafine grained and even nanostructured metals and alloys by imposing intense plastic strain. As known, pure titanium can be a suitable candidate for biomedical applications because it does not release any toxic ions into the body fluids and also, its biocompatibility properties. The present investigation deals the corrosion behavior of commercial pure titanium before and after ECAP process up to 10 passes by route BC at the 250°C in the 0.9% NaCl solution. The electrochemical results revealed that the corrosion resistance of titanium sample is improved by adding pass number because of the fabrication of passive oxide layer on the surface of the material. It is found that about 92% reduction at the corrosion rate magnitude and also, approximately 41% improvement at the hardness value have been achieved at the final pass as compared to the annealed condition. Furthermore, it is observed that the passive film on the surface of final pass sample is dense and integral with uniform structure, while the as-received one has some rarefactions and does not have very uniform surface. © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.

Equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is a prominent technique that imposes severe plastic deformation into materials to enhance their mechanical properties. In this research, experimental and numerical approaches were utilized to investigate the mechanical properties, strain behavior, and damage prediction of ECAPed 7025 aluminum alloy in various conditions, such as die channel angle, outer corner angle, and friction coefficient. Experimental results indicate that, after the first pass, the yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and hardness magnitude are improved by approximately 95%, 28%, and 48.5%, respectively, compared with the annealed state, mainly due to grain refinement during the deformation. Finite element analysis shows that the influence of die channel angle is more important than that of outer corner angle or friction coefficient on both the strain behavior and the damage prediction. Also, surface cracks are the main cause of damage during the ECAP process for every die channel angle except for 90°; however, the cracks initiated from the neighborhood of the central regions are the possible cause of damage in the ECAPed sample with the die channel angle of 90°. © 2014, University of Science and Technology Beijing and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.