Segregation and chemical inhomogeneity are well-known problems in powder metallurgy and are also an issue for new applications of powder mixtures, for example as starting materials for severe plastic deformation. In this study, Cu-coated Fe powder was prepared via immersion deposition, inductively hot-pressed and subsequently deformed using high-pressure torsion. The homogeneity of the pressed ...

The evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of a magnesium cast alloy (AZ31) processed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at two different temperatures were investigated. The as-cast alloy with an average grain size of 360  was significantly refined to about 5  after four ECAP passes at 543 K. Grain refinement was achieved through dynamic recrystallization (DRX) du...

Plane-strain machining can be used to impart large plastic strains in alloys that are difficult to deform by other severe plastic deformation (SPD) processes. By cutting at low speeds, the heating caused by friction with the tool can be reduced to insignificant levels. The utility of this approach for characterizing microstructure development in SPD is demonstrated using a variety of commercial...

Parallel tubular channel angular pressing (PTCAP) process is a novel recently developed severe plastic deformation technique for fabrication of ultrafine grained (UFG) metallic tubes. This new process consists of two half cycles and is affected by several parameters such as channel angles, deformation ratio and curvature angles. In this paper, the effects of these parameters on the plastic defo...

One of the most common methods for production of ultra fine grained materials is severe plastic deformation (SPD). In this study, constrained groove pressing (CGP) and high pressure torsion (HPT) processes as effective methods of severe plastic deformation for the strain imposed on the pure copper were used. This paper presents the results of an experimental research, to review the influence of...

The superior properties of ultrafine-grained materials fabricated by severe plastic deformation (SPD) have attracted the attention of many researchers around the world.  Among the top-ranked countries that are active in this field, Iran is interesting because of the late beginnings of SPD in this country and, subsequently, the highest rate of growth in the number of publications during the last...

the term nanosteels is called to some special steels consisting of nanosize phases (i.e. ferrite, cementite, and austenite), grains, and carbides (e.g. vanadium and m2c) produced by nanotechnology. it is proof that exotic physical, mechanical, and magnetic properties can be obtained from nanostructured steels. fabrication methods of nanostructure steels can be divided into two main categories, ...

One of reasons that researchers in recent years have tried to produce ultrafine grained materials is producing lightweight components with high strength and reliability. There are disparate methods for production of ultra-fine grain materials,one of which is severe plastic deformation method. Severe plastic deformation method comprises different processes, one of which is Parallel tubular chann...