High strain rate superplasticity in continuous cast Al-Mg alloys prepared via friction stir processing

M. A. García-Bernal, R. S. Mishra, R. Verma, D. Hernández-Silva

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Abstract

Friction stir processing (FSP) is very effective in refining the grain size of as-cast alloys. In this work, the effect of five FSP conditions on the high-temperature deformation properties of a continuous cast Al-Mg alloy has been investigated. It was observed that FSP broke down the cast structure and refined the grain size to less than 3 μm, enabling tensile elongation of over 800% at 530 °C with a strain rate of 3 × 10-2 s-1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)850-853
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume60
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aluminum alloys
  • Friction stir welding/processing
  • Grain refining
  • Superplasticity

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