High-performance heat treatable aluminum alloy sheet is widely used in aircraft and
automobile industries because of its excellent mechanical properties, including low density …

A review of the experimental and theoretical research on electroplastic deformation of
metals is presented herein. We focus on the fundamental physics of electro-mechanical …

The direct application of electric current as well as heat treatment can be used to
recrystallize metallic materials. Electric current enhances the recrystallization kinetics …

Electroplastic phenomenon has been demonstrated by that the elongation increases
remarkably during deformation under electric current without a significant elevation of …

What effect does electric current do on dislocation evolution of metals keeps being a
confusing question to be answered and proved. To this end, the dislocation evolution of a …

The effect of electric current on recrystallization kinetics in interstitial free (IF) steel and AZ31
magnesium alloy was investigated based on Vickers hardness measurements and …

Application of electric current, while deforming the material is known to aid the deformation
process due to electroplastic effect. The experimentally observed behaviour during the …

Strain localization during tensile deformation of cold-rolled and annealed 7Mn steel were
investigated under various strain rates and deformation temperatures. The retained …

Titanium alloy formability can be noticeably improved by electrically assisted processing. In
this study, uniaxial electropulsing-assisted microtensile (EAMT) tests were performed on a …

Electrically assisted (EA) formation has attracted much attention in recent years. However,
the multiscale deformation mechanism of materials under multifield (electrical, thermal, and …