Abstract
In the present study, aluminum particles are consolidated successfully by forward extrusion-equal channel angular pressing, referred as FE-ECAP process, at 200 degrees C. In this method, two processes of forward extrusion (FE) and equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) occur subsequently in a single die. For comparison, the powders are also consolidated by conventional extrusion process, at the same conditions as FE-ECAP process. The consolidated material shows a fine grain structure with excellent mechanical properties relative to those obtained by conventional extrusion process. Advantages of this method can be expressed as: the possibility of performing two processes in a single die and producing long bar samples with full density from particles. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3266-3268 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 17-18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2008 |
Keywords
- equal channel angular pressing (ECAP)
- powder technology
- forward extrusion
- mechanical properties