An EBSD Study of Texture and Grain Boundary Evolution in a Strongly Textured Aluminium Alloy during ECA Pressing

Autor: Cheng Xu, Marco J. Starink, Shuncai Wang, Nong Gao, H. Singh Ubhi, Terence G. Langdon
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Materials Science Forum. :937-942
ISSN: 1662-9752
Popis: The texture and grain boundary evolution during equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) of a spray-cast Al-7034 (Al-Zn-Mg-Cu) alloy containing intermetallic particles with a range of sizes was studied through electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Up to 8 passes of ECAP using route Bc were employed. The initial ECAP pass leads to the development of low angle grain boundaries and subsequent passes lead to a relatively rapid increase in the fraction of high angle grain boundaries. Before ECAP, the material possessed a strong and fibre texture. On ECAP, the fibre texture component is mostly retained but the fibre develops to a Cube texture after the first ECAP pass. Goss textures form from about 4 passes of ECAP.
Databáze: OpenAIRE