Microstructural evolution and thermal stability of 1050 commercial pure aluminum processed by high-strain-rate deformation

Yang Yang, Ya Dong Chen*, Hai Bo Hu, Tie Gang Tang, Ren Rong Long, Qing Ming Zhang

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Abstract

Microstructural and property evolution of 1050 commercial pure aluminum subjected to high-strain-rate deformation (1.2-2.3 × 103 s-1) by split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) and subsequent annealing treatment were investigated. The as-deformed and their annealed samples at 373-523 K were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and microhardness tests. TEM observations reveal that the as-deformed sample is mainly composed of a lamellar structure, whose transverse/longitudinal average subgrain/cell sizes are 293 and 694 nm, respectively. The initial coarse grains are refined significantly. The initial lamellar grain structures are subdivided into pancake-shaped subgrains due to a gradual transition by triple junction motion at 473 K, and then a dramatic microstructural coarsening is observed at 523 K. It is suggested that annealing behavior of this dynamic loading structure is better considered as a continuous process of grain coarsening or continuous recovery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3502-3509
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Materials Research
Volume30
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Nov 2015

Keywords

  • annealing
  • hardness
  • microstructure

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Yang, Y., Chen, Y. D., Hu, H. B., Tang, T. G., Long, R. R., & Zhang, Q. M. (2015). Microstructural evolution and thermal stability of 1050 commercial pure aluminum processed by high-strain-rate deformation. Journal of Materials Research, 30(22), 3502-3509. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2015.341