Al2O3, and Al2618/20% SiC particle reinforced composites and of an unreinforced 6061
aluminium alloy was investigated in the temperature range 350–500° C and in the strain rate
range 10–3-10–1s–1. Processing maps were generated from the obtained data and the
domains of optimal hot workability were identified for the different materials. Microstructural
analyses on deformed specimens allowed it to be stated that dynamic recovery was the …