Microstructure evolution in Zr under equal channel angular pressing |
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Authors: | W S Choi H S Ryoo S K Hwang M H Kim S I Kwun S W Chae |
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Affiliation: | (1) Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd., Quality Group, AMLCO Division, Suwon, Korea;(2) the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, 402-751 Inchon, Korea;(3) Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 136-70 Seoul, Korea;(4) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 136-701 Seoul, Korea |
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Abstract: | Pure polycrystalline Zr was deformed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), and the microstructural characteristics were
analyzed. By repeated alternating ECAP, it was possible to refine the grain size from 200 to 0.2 μm. Subsequent annealing heat treatment at 550 °C resulted in a grain growth of up to 6 μm. Mechanical twinning was an important deformation mechanism, particularly during the early stage of deformation. The most
active twinning system was identified as 85.2 deg {10
2}〈
011〉 tensile twinning, followed by 57.1 deg {10
1}〈
012〉 compressive twinning. Crystal texture as well as grain-boundary misorientation distribution of deformed Zr were analyzed
by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). The ECAP-deformed Zr showed a considerable difference
in the crystallographic attributes from those of cold-rolled Zr or Ti, in that texture and boundary misorientation-angle distribution
tend toward more even distribution with a slightly preferential distribution of boundaries of a 20 to 30 deg misorientation
angle. Furthermore, unlike the case of cold rolling, the crystal texture was not greatly altered by subsequent annealing heat
treatment. Overall, the present work suggests ECAP as a viable method to obtain significant grain refining in hexagonal close-packed
(hcp) metals.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Defect Properties and Mechanical Behavior of HCP Metals
and Alloys” at the TMS Annual Meeting, February 11–15, 2001, in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the auspices of the following
ASM committees: Materials Science Critical Technology Sector, Structural Materials Division, Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic
Materials Division, Chemistry & Physics of Materials Committee, Joint Nuclear Materials Committee, and Titanium Committee. |
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