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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 850-853 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aluminum alloys
- Friction stir welding/processing
- Grain refining
- Superplasticity