A study of the interactive effects of strain, strain rate and temperature in severe plastic deformation of copper

Travis L. Brown, Christopher Saldana, Tejas G. Murthy, James B. Mann, Yang Guo, Larry F. Allard, Alexander H. King, W. Dale Compton, Kevin P. Trumble, Srinivasan Chandrasekar

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

162 Scopus citations

Abstract

The deformation field in machining was controlled to access a range of deformation parameters-strains of 1-15, strain rates of 10-100,000 s-1 and temperatures of up to 0.4 Tm-in the severe plastic deformation (SPD) of copper. This range is far wider than has been accessed to date in conventional SPD methods, enabling a study of the interactive effects of the parameters on microstructure and strength properties. Nano-twinning was demonstrated at strain rates as small as 1000 s-1 at -196 °C and at strain rates of ≥10,000 s-1 even when the deformation temperature was well above room temperature. Bi-modal grain structures were produced in a single stage of deformation through in situ partial dynamic recrystallization. The SPD conditions for engineering specific microstructures by deformation rate control are presented in the form of maps, both in deformation parameter space and in terms of the Zener-Hollomon parameter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5491-5500
Number of pages10
JournalActa Materialia
Volume57
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2009

Funding

This work was supported in part by NSF Grants CMMI-0626047 and CMMI-MPM-0800481, the Department of Energy, a Ford University Research Program award and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (to CS). Microscopy work at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High Temperature Materials Laboratory was sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Program.

FundersFunder number
Ford University
National Science FoundationCMMI-0626047, CMMI-MPM-0800481
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

    Keywords

    • Copper
    • Dynamic recrystallization
    • High speed deformation
    • Severe plastic deformation
    • Ultrafine grained microstructure

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'A study of the interactive effects of strain, strain rate and temperature in severe plastic deformation of copper'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this