Nanomaterials by severe plastic deformation: review of historical developments and recent advances

K Edalati, A Bachmaier, VA Beloshenko… - Materials Research …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is effective in producing bulk ultrafine-grained and
nanostructured materials with large densities of lattice defects. This field, also known as …

Structural evolutions of metallic materials processed by severe plastic deformation

Y Cao, S Ni, X Liao, M Song, Y Zhu - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Bulk nanostructured (ns)/ultrafine-grained (UFG) metallic materials possess very
high strength, making them attractive for high strength, lightweight and energy efficient …

Twenty-five years of ultrafine-grained materials: Achieving exceptional properties through grain refinement

TG Langdon - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Twenty-five years ago, in 1988, there appeared a classic description of the application of
severe plastic deformation (SPD) to bulk solids in order to achieve exceptional grain …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in ultrafine-grained materials

Y Huang, TG Langdon - Materials today, 2013 - Elsevier
This review addresses new developments in the processing and properties of ultrafine-
grained (UFG) materials. These materials are produced through the application of severe …

Grain refinement and mechanical behavior of a magnesium alloy processed by ECAP

RB Figueiredo, TG Langdon - Journal of materials science, 2010 - Springer
Equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is an effective tool for refining the grain structure of
magnesium alloys and improving the ductility at moderate temperatures. However, grain …

Grain size effect on tensile deformation behaviors of pure aluminum

BB Wang, GM **e, LH Wu, P Xue, DR Ni… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Grain refinement is a very effective method to improve the mechanical properties of
materials and attracts widespread interests among researchers. However, the grain size …

Significance of homologous temperature in softening behavior and grain size of pure metals processed by high-pressure torsion

K Edalati, Z Horita - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2011 - Elsevier
High purity metals with low melting temperatures such as indium (99.999%), tin (99.9%),
lead (99%), zinc (99.99%) and aluminum (99.99%) were processed using high-pressure …

An investigation of hardness homogeneity throughout disks processed by high-pressure torsion

M Kawasaki, RB Figueiredo, TG Langdon - Acta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
Experiments were conducted on high-purity aluminum to determine the degree of hardness
homogeneity attained during processing by high-pressure torsion (HPT). The HPT …

Principles of ECAP–Conform as a continuous process for achieving grain refinement: Application to an aluminum alloy

C Xu, S Schroeder, PB Berbon, TG Langdon - Acta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
Equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) combined with the Conform process provides a
solution for the continuous production of ultrafine-grained materials. Rods of a commercial …

The formation of nanograin structures and accelerated room-temperature theta precipitation in a severely deformed Al–4 wt.% Cu alloy

Y Huang, JD Robson, PB Prangnell - Acta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
The grain size achievable and long-term stability of a severely deformed aluminium copper
alloy have been investigated when copper is used in solution to inhibit recovery. It is shown …