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Original Articles

Grain refinement in coarse-grained 7475 Al alloy during severe hot forging

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Pages 1159-1175 | Received 02 Dec 2003, Accepted 07 Oct 2004, Published online: 19 Aug 2006
 

Abstract

Grain refinement taking place in a coarse-grained 7475 Al alloy was studied in multidirectional compression at 490°C and at a strain rate of 3 × 10−4 s−1. The integrated flow curve displays significant work softening just after yielding and an apparent steady-state plastic flow at high strains. The structural changes are characterized by the development of deformation or microshear bands in coarse-grain interiors, followed by homogeneous evolution of new grains at high strains. The new grains are considered to be developed by a kind of continuous reaction through grain fragmentation that is similar to continuous dynamic recrystallization (cDRX). The mechanism of fine grain production and the factors controlling grain refinement during hot multidirectional deformation are discussed in detail.

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge with gratitude the financial support received from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture and from the Light Metals Education Foundation in Japan. O.S. and A.G. would like to express their hearty thanks to the Japan Society for the Promotion Science for providing scientific fellowships.

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