Microhardness and microstructural evolution of pure nickel processed by high-pressure torsion
Microhardness and microstructural evolution of pure nickel processed by high-pressure torsion
High-purity Ni was processed by high-pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature under an imposed pressure of 6.0 GPa and a rotation rate of 1 rpm through 1/4 to 10 turns, and samples were then examined using Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction (EBSD) and microhardness measurements. The results show that the grain size and low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) gradually decrease with the growth of HPT revolutions while the microhardness values gradually increase. After 10 turns of HPT processing, ultrafine-grained (UFG) pure Ni with a reasonable microhardness value and microstructure homogeneity can be achieved across the disk, thereby giving great potential for applications in micro-forming. A grain refinement model for severe plastic deformation (SPD) of pure Ni is proposed.
HPT, UFG pure Ni, grain refinement, hardness testing, microstructure
Sun, Meng
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Ding, Chaogang
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Xu, Jie
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Shan, Debin
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Guo, Bin
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Langdon, Terence G.
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June 2023
Sun, Meng
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Ding, Chaogang
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Xu, Jie
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Shan, Debin
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Guo, Bin
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Sun, Meng, Ding, Chaogang, Xu, Jie, Shan, Debin, Guo, Bin and Langdon, Terence G.
(2023)
Microhardness and microstructural evolution of pure nickel processed by high-pressure torsion.
Crystals, 13 (6), [887].
(doi:10.3390/cryst13060887).
Abstract
High-purity Ni was processed by high-pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature under an imposed pressure of 6.0 GPa and a rotation rate of 1 rpm through 1/4 to 10 turns, and samples were then examined using Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction (EBSD) and microhardness measurements. The results show that the grain size and low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) gradually decrease with the growth of HPT revolutions while the microhardness values gradually increase. After 10 turns of HPT processing, ultrafine-grained (UFG) pure Ni with a reasonable microhardness value and microstructure homogeneity can be achieved across the disk, thereby giving great potential for applications in micro-forming. A grain refinement model for severe plastic deformation (SPD) of pure Ni is proposed.
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Accepted/In Press date: 24 May 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 May 2023
Published date: June 2023
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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant number No.51635005. The work of one of us was supported by the European Research Council under Grant Agreement No. 267464-SPDMETALS (TGL).
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HPT, UFG pure Ni, grain refinement, hardness testing, microstructure
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