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- Title
High-pressure equipment for cold severe plastic deformation working of materials.
- Authors
Pachla, Wacek; Skiba, Jacek; Kulczyk, Mariusz; Przybysz, Mariusz
- Abstract
Severe plastic deformation working results in refinement of the microstructure of materials, improving their mechanical properties. To prevent loss of the material's cohesion during deformation, high compressive stresses must be maintained in the deformation zone. This article presents the beneficial use of high pressure to increase plasticity and prevent cracking, by applying the equal channel angular pressing(ECAP) and hydrostatic extrusion (HE) methods. Basic press designs, performances, and process parameters are described. The HE press, with a diameter of 22mm, up to 2 GPa and an ECAP station with a cross-section of 30mm and pressing force up to 2.3 GPa are characterized, with design optimization by means of analytical methods based on Lame's theory of elasticity and plasticity and the finite-element method (FEM). The materials of working chambers and basic process parameters are analyzed. Reduced node stresses of the ECAP chamber, made of S600 steel, and the HE chamber, made of 45HNMFA steel, show that the materials' strength is not overcome at their respective maximum loads. For the 6000 aluminum alloy, the optimal angle of the square corner of the ECAP channel is 16°. Non-uniformity of plastic deformation during hydrostatic extrusion of a square copper section and hardening areas during extrusion of titanium sections determined using FEM are presented. The ease of combining both of these SPD techniques and using them to amplify the grain refinement effect to nanometric dimensions are described. It is shown that refinement of the microstructure by highpressure deformation leads to improvement of strength by over 70% (copper and grade 5 Ti alloy) and yield point above 100% (C65500 nickel and 5483 aluminum alloys). Possible areas of application for worked materials are presented, such as surgical instruments and medical implants, fixing elements, welding tools, pipes and complex sections.
- Subjects
HIGH pressure (Technology) -- Equipment &; supplies; MATERIAL plasticity; GRAIN research; NANOCRYSTALS; HYDROSTATIC extrusion
- Publication
Metal Forming / Obróbka Plastyczna Metali, 2015, Vol 26, Issue 4, p283
- ISSN
0867-2628
- Publication type
Article