Co-Extrusion of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys via Shear-Assisted Processing and Extrusion
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Bimetallic tubes are used when a component requires more than one performance requirement, for instance, strength/creep resistance and oxidation/corrosion resistance. Shear-assisted processing and extrusion (ShAPE) can be used to fabricate extrudates that are comparable or superior in performance relative to conventionally manufactured extrudates. For the first time, ShAPE has been successfully employed in producing bimetallic Al tubing consisting of 6061 and 7075 Al alloys. Both light and electron microscopy techniques were used to investigate the integrity of the tubes, especially the interface between the core and cladding of the bimetallic tubes. Void-free bimetallic tubes were produced using ShAPE. Quantification of tube integrity was carried out with tensile testing under as-extruded and post-aged conditions. All the bimetallic tubes in the as-extruded samples exhibited uniform elongation above 5% with good tensile strength. Key insights such as material flow during bimetallic tube extrusion were obtained from the characterization of remnant billet and simulation results from a smoothed particle hydrodynamics model.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 2396896
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA--182175
- Journal Information:
- Coatings, Journal Name: Coatings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 2079-6412
- Publisher:
- MDPICopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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