FEM and metallurgical analysis of modified 6082 aluminium alloys processed by multipass ECAP: Influence of material properties and different process settings on induced plastic strain

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1550-1564

  Cerri, E ^a   De Marco, P P ^a   Leo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ECAP; FEM; Microhardness

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ARSENIC; BILLETS (METAL BARS); CERIUM ALLOYS; DEFORMATION; DIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; HARDENING; LIGHT METALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; METAL PRESSING; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROHARDNESS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; PRESSING (FORMING); STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRIBOLOGY;

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; CROSS SECTIONS; DEFORMATION DISTRIBUTIONS; DEFORMATION STATES; DIE GEOMETRIES; DIFFERENT PROCESSES; ECAP; EFFECT OF STRAINS; EQUAL-CHANNEL ANGULAR PRESSINGS; EQUIVALENT PLASTIC STRAINS; FEM; FEM ANALYSES; LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS; MICROHARDNESS TESTS; MULTIPASS; OUTER ANGLES; PLASTIC STRAINS; SIMPLE SHEARS; STRAIN INHOMOGENEITY; TEST SAMPLES; TWO CHANNELS; WORK PIECES;

EQUAL CHANNEL ANGULAR PRESSING;

EID: 57949088388     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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