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Fabrication of submicrometer-grained Zn–22% Al by torsion straining

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Minoru Furukawa ,
Zenji Horita ,
Minoru Nemoto ,
Ruslan Z. Valiev  and
Terence G. Langdon
Minoru Furukawa
Affiliation:
Department of Technology, Fukuoka University of Education, Munakata, Fukuoka 811–41, Japan
Zenji Horita
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812–81, Japan
Minoru Nemoto
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812–81, Japan
Ruslan Z. Valiev
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of Advanced Materials, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa 450000, Russia
Terence G. Langdon
Affiliation:
Departments of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089–1453
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Abstract

The Zn–22% Al eutectoid alloy is capable of exhibiting very high superplastic elongations, in excess of 2000% in tension, when the grain size is in the range of ∼ 1–10 μm. This paper describes the fabrication of a submicrometer grain size in the Zn–22% Al alloy by subjecting the samples to intense plastic straining in torsion under high pressure (∼5 GPa) at room temperature. Observations after straining revealed a heterogeneous microstructure with grain sizes in the range of ∼0.1–0.5 μm. As a result of the low melting temperature of the alloy, the high internal stresses introduced by torsion straining are relaxed and the grain boundaries are close to an equilibrium configuration.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 11 , Issue 9 , September 1996 , pp. 2128 - 2130
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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