Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
METALS AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.28, sa.11, ss.1290-1305, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
Different types of SPD techniques are applicable and have been studied by various researchers. All of them have several advantages and disadvantages. Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) is one of the most popular SPD techniques and is still being developed. The aim of this paper is to improve the efficiency of ECAP process by putting forward a novel design (Twisted Variable Channel Angular Pressing (TV-CAP)) and also to achieve higher mechanical properties when compared to conventional ECAP processes. For this purpose, a new TV-CAP die was designed by combining three different methods: ECAP, Twist Extrusion, and Direct Extrusion. The new design was able to integrate the advantages of each method to the workpiece material. In this context, the design parameters of the TV-CAP die were first identified by finite element analysis (FEA) in Deform-3D. The TV-CAP die was produced according to the determined parameters and AA5083 alloy was pressed with this novel die. Hardness and tensile tests were carried out to compare mechanical properties. In addition, Optical Microscope, SEM, TEM images were taken, and XRD and EBSD analyses were carried out to examine the changes in grain structure. As a result of this experimental study, an increase of 197.3% was observed in the hardness value and an increase of 144.7% was achieved in the tensile strength value by using the novel TV-CAP die. These results also agreed with the effective strain values obtained from the FEA.