Strengthening of A2024 alloy by high-pressure torsion and subsequent aging

Intan Fadhlina Mohamed*, Takahiro Masuda, Seungwon Lee, Kaveh Edalati, Zenji Horita, Shoichi Hirosawa, Kenji Matsuda, Daisuke Terada, Mohd Zaidi Omar

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Abstract

An age-hardenable A2024 alloy is processed by high-pressure torsion (HPT) for grain refinement and further aged for fine precipitation. The HPT is conducted under an applied pressure of 6 GPa for 0.75, 1 and 5 turns with a rotation speed of 1 rpm at room temperature and this results in a significant grain size reduction to a grain size of ~ 240 ± 80 nm. The hardness sharply increases with imposing strain at an early stage but level off after 5 turns. Further aging at temperatures of 373 K and 423 K leads to extra hardening above the elevated hardness of the HPT-processed condition. Components contributing to the strengthening were evaluated in terms of grain refinement and fine precipitation including the contributions from dislocation accumulation and solid solution. In this study, a conclusion is reached such that simultaneous strengthening due to grain refinement and fine precipitation is achieved by application of HPT processing and subsequent aging.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)112-118
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering A
Volume704
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017/09/17

Keywords

  • Aluminum alloy
  • High-pressure torsion
  • Precipitation hardening
  • Severe plastic deformation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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