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Grain refinement in a Cu-Al-Cr alloy by thermomechanical processing. [Cu-2Al-0. 5Cr]

Conference · · TMS (The Metallurgical Society) Paper Selection; (USA)
OSTI ID:5369607
Electron microscopic observations on Cu-2Al-0.5 Cr samples subjected to increasing amounts of cold deformation following solution treatment indicate that strain induced precipitation occurring at 40-50% reduction alters the deformation substructure from cellular to an uniform, tangled distribution of dislocations. On annealing, samples deformed about 70% were found to recrystallize fully after 30 minutes at 600 C, producing grain sizes between 2-10 microns. Prolonged holding at 600 C up to 24 hours caused no observable grain coarsening. Transmission microscopic studies on recrystallized specimens indicated a definite grain boundary pinning role exerted by the precipitate particles. Reports of grain size control in age hardenable alloys through thermomechanical processing usually specify a separate aging operation prior to cold deformation and subsequent annealing. In the present case, precipitation occurring concurrently with deformation obviates the need to incorporate an aging step into the processing schedule.
OSTI ID:
5369607
Report Number(s):
CONF-840909--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: TMS (The Metallurgical Society) Paper Selection; (USA) Journal Volume: 56
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English