Papers by Keyword: Grain Deformation

Abstract: A combination of numerical simulation using the finite element method (FEM) and experimental characterization was used to study material flow and grain deformation during the hot extrusion process for an AA3003 aluminum alloy. The grain structure of the extrudate was experimentally studied using optical microscopy and Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction (EBSD) methods. Using the FEM model predictions of material flow, a simple procedure was used to predict the spatial variation of grain thickness both through the extrusion and along its length. Experimental measurements using EBSD of the grain thickness at the center of the extrudate show that the model predictions are in good agreement with the measurements. The model was then used to calculate the grain thickness changes along the extrudate.

Abstract: The susceptibility of non sensitized 304L stainless steel (SS) components towards stress corrosion cracking (SCC) has been studied here in the light of the significant role played by surface working operations. The plant experience shows that the fracture surfaces of non sensitized 304L stainless steel components have no signs of carbide precipitation. However, heavy plastic deformation has been evidenced in the form of high density of slip bands on the surface up to a depth of about 100 μm with high tensile residual stresses near the surface. The present study has established that the primary cause of the increase in SCC susceptibility is the heavy plastic deformation near the surface and high magnitude of tensile residual stresses which is a consequence of the surface finishing operations like machining and grinding. In this study, solution annealed 304L stainless steel has been subjected to a) surface working operations like machining and grinding and b) bulk deformation operations such as 10 % cold rolling operation. The materials in different conditions where then subjected to detailed a) microstructural characterisation, b) electrochemical characterisation and c) tests for determining the stress corrosion cracking susceptibility. The distinct differences in the micro structure as a result of bulk deformation vs. surface deformation of 304L austenitic stainless steel were highlighted and correlated to the susceptibility towards stress corrosion cracking. The effect of surface working on the nature and composition of high temperature (300 °C and 10 MPa) oxide formed on 304L stainless steel has been studied in-situ by contact electric resistance (CER) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements using controlled distance electrochemistry technique in high purity water (conductivity < 0.1 μScm^-1) at 300 °C and 10 MPa in an autoclave connected to a recirculation loop system. The results highlighted the distinct differences in the oxidation behaviour of surface worked material as compared to solution annealed material in terms of specific resistivity and low frequency Warburg impedance.

Abstract: Recently, three-dimensional (3D) observation and analysis have attracted considerable attention in materials science field. By using the synchrotron radiation, the tomography makes possible high-resolution 3D observation dynamically and the recent diffraction analysis is available for 3D orientation mapping. In this study, grain deformation behavior in polycrystalline aluminum alloy has been characterized by 3D observation method applying the synchrotron radiation. The method to measure inner strain distribution by means of microstructural features tracking provides strain distribution within the sample, which we could not access before. The effect of grain orientation and its interaction during tensile deformation was discussed with the obtained strain distribution.