Effect of ECAE on structure and strength of porous A6061 alloy with aligned unidirectional pores

Kotaro Suganuma*, Tatsuro Hayashida, Takafumi Yuasa, Shinsuke Suzuki

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Abstract

Deformation behavior of porous aluminum alloys with aligned unidirectional pores through equal-channel angular extrusion (ECAE) was investigated. The porous aluminum alloys were fabricated by dipping pure aluminum pipes into semi-solid slurry base metal. The pipes did not detach from the base metal even through the ECAE process. Comparing the sample dimension of pores before and after ECAE process, the amount of decrease in a dimension of pores was 19.4% in this study. The Vickers hardness increased by work hardening. Especially, the hardness value of area where plastic flow arose increased significantly. These results show that we can improve the mechanical properties with maintenance of the porous structure and measure the amount of the sample deformation quantitatively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMetal Forming 2014
EditorsFabrizio Micari, Livan Fratini
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages148-154
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9783038351931
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event15th International Conference on Metal Forming 2014 - Palermo, Italy
Duration: 2014 Sept 212014 Sept 24

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume622-623
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Metal Forming 2014
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPalermo
Period14/9/2114/9/24

Keywords

  • A6061 alloy
  • Aluminum
  • ECAE
  • Porous metals
  • Unidirectional pore
  • Vickers hardness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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