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Abstract
The effect of equal-channel-angular pressing (ECAP) on the microstructure and precipitation of an Al-4.7Cu-0.74 Mg-0.51Si-0.48Mn-0.10Cr-0.09Ti-0.02Fe (all wt%) has been studied using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. The ECAP followed by a short-term aging provides a superior combination of strength and ductility in the present alloy. The ECAPed alloy shows a substantially different precipitation behavior in the deformation bands (DBs) compared to extended regions (ERs) during aging. The relatively coarse particles of the equilibrium θ (Al2Cu) and β (Mg2Si) phases were found to form along deformation-induced grain/subgrain boundaries within the DBs after short-term aging. In the present alloy after ECAP and aging, the phases continuously decorating dislocation lines or forming the discrete particles in the ERs are similar to those in the bulk matrix after conventional aging. The macroscopic strengths have been estimated for the ERs and DBs in the samples after ECAP and aging. The former, i.e., ERs, with predominant strengthening contributions originating from solid solution, precipitation and dislocations, is likely have a higher YS than the latter with the relatively coarse equilibrium particles and mainly strengthened by only grain boundaries and dislocations.
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Materials Characterization features original articles and state-of-the-art reviews on theoretical and practical aspects of the structure and behaviour of materials.
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