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Paradox of Strength and Ductility in Metals Processed Bysevere Plastic Deformation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

R. Z. Valiev ,
I. V. Alexandrov ,
Y. T. Zhu  and
T. C. Lowe
R. Z. Valiev
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of Advanced Materials, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, 12 K. Marx St.,Ufa 450000, Russia
I. V. Alexandrov
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of Advanced Materials, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, 12 K. Marx St.,Ufa 450000, Russia
Y. T. Zhu
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico 87545
T. C. Lowe
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico 87545
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Abstract

It is well known that plastic deformation induced by conventional forming methodssuch as rolling, drawing or extrusion can significantly increase the strength of metalsHowever, this increase is usually accompanied by a loss of ductility. For example, Fig.1 shows that with increasing plastic deformation, the yield strength of Cu and Almonotonically increases while their elongation to failure (ductility) decreases. Thesame trend is also true for other metals and alloys. Here we report an extraordinarycombination of high strength and high ductility produced in metals subject to severeplastic deformation (SPD). We believe that this unusual mechanical behavior is causedby the unique nanostructures generated by SPD processing. The combination ofultrafine grain size and high-density dislocations appears to enable deformation by newmechanisms. This work demonstrates the possibility of tailoring the microstructures ofmetals and alloys by SPD to obtain both high strength and high ductility. Materialswith such desirable mechanical properties are very attractive for advanced structuralapplications.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 5 - 8
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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