Principles of equal-channel angular pressing as a processing tool for grain refinement

RZ Valiev, TG Langdon - Progress in materials science, 2006 - Elsevier
During the last decade, equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) has emerged as a widely-
known procedure for the fabrication of ultrafine-grained metals and alloys. This review …

Texture evolution in equal-channel angular extrusion

IJ Beyerlein, LS Tóth - Progress in Materials Science, 2009 - Elsevier
The focus of this article is texture development in metals of fcc, bcc, and hcp crystal structure
processed by a severe plastic deformation (SPD) technique called equal-channel angular …

Analytical and numerical approaches to modelling severe plastic deformation

A Vinogradov, Y Estrin - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Severe plastic deformation (SPD) has established itself as a potent means of producing bulk
ultrafine grained and nanostructured materials. It has given rise to burgeoning research that …

The principles of grain refinement in equal-channel angular pressing

TG Langdon - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2007 - Elsevier
Equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is a convenient processing tool for introducing very
significant grain refinement, typically to the submicrometer level, in a wide range of metals. It …

The evolution of homogeneity and grain refinement during equal-channel angular pressing: A model for grain refinement in ECAP

C Xu, M Furukawa, Z Horita, TG Langdon - Materials Science and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Samples of pure aluminum and an Al-6061 alloy were subjected to equal-channel angular
pressing (ECAP) for up to eight passes at room temperature. The Vickers microhardness …

Dislocation density-based modeling of deformation behavior of aluminium under equal channel angular pressing

SC Baik, Y Estrin, HS Kim, RJ Hellmig - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2003 - Elsevier
In this study, the deformation behavior of aluminium during equal channel angular pressing
(ECAP) was calculated on the basis of a dislocation density-based model. The behavior of …

Finite element analysis of the plastic deformation zone and working load in equal channel angular extrusion

S Li, MAM Bourke, IJ Beyerlein, DJ Alexander… - Materials Science and …, 2004 - Elsevier
A comprehensive finite element (FE) study is conducted to analyze the formation of the
plastic deformation zone (PDZ) and evolution of the working load with ram displacement …

The processing of difficult-to-work alloys by ECAP with an emphasis on magnesium alloys

RB Figueiredo, PR Cetlin, TG Langdon - Acta Materialia, 2007 - Elsevier
The equal-channel angular pressing of pure metals is conducted most expeditiously by
pressing at room temperature using a die with a channel angle of 90°. However, these …

Dislocation density-based finite element analysis of large strain deformation behavior of copper under high-pressure torsion

DJ Lee, EY Yoon, DH Ahn, BH Park, HW Park, LJ Park… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
The paper is concerned with large strain deformation behavior of metallic materials as
exemplified by copper under high-pressure torsion (HPT). To that end, the evolution of …

Analysis of texture evolution in equal channel angular extrusion of copper using a new flow field

LS Tóth, RA Massion, L Germain, SC Baik, S Suwas - Acta Materialia, 2004 - Elsevier
A new analytical model is presented using a flow line function to describe the material
deformation during equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) with a 90° die. The flow field is …