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The role of temperature in the strengthening of Cu–Al alloys processed by surface mechanical attrition treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2015

Lele Sun ,
Baozhuang Cai ,
Cuie Wen ,
Yanzhao Pang ,
Yu Shen  and
Xinkun Zhu
Lele Sun
Affiliation:
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China
Baozhuang Cai
Affiliation:
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China
Cuie Wen
Affiliation:
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
Yanzhao Pang
Affiliation:
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China
Yu Shen
Affiliation:
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China
Xinkun Zhu*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: xk_zhu@hotmail.com
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Abstract

In the present work, Cu–Al alloys were processed by surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) under both room and liquid nitrogen temperature (LNT) conditions. In contrast to room temperature (RT) SMAT, dynamic recovery and recrystallization were largely suppressed during the LNT process. A gradient microstructure was obtained due to the gradient strain and strain rate impacted onto the sample. Microhardness measurement showed that the hardness values gradually decreased from the top surface to the central region. The local hardness of the top surface layer of the LNT and RT SMAT Cu–4.5% Al samples reached maximum values of 1.52 and 1.28 GPa, respectively. The Cu–4.5% Al alloy exhibited an improved yield strength of ∼496 MPa and a higher ductility (compared with literature data of Cu–Al alloys synthesized traditional severe plastic deformation methods) of 15.4% after the LNT SMAT process. A brittle-ductile failure pattern was easily distinguished after fracture. Moreover, the LNT SMAT is a low-cost process with high productivity and can be applied to various types of metallic production.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 30 , Issue 10 , 28 May 2015 , pp. 1670 - 1677
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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