Ultrafine grains - a new option for light metals
Rosochowski, A. and Olejnik, L. (2009) Ultrafine grains - a new option for light metals. Materials Technology, 24 (3). pp. 139-142. ISSN 1066-7857
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Abstract
The potential of ultrafine grained light metals is reviewed. The fundamental metallurgical processes, microstructures developed and properties obtained are first considered. Methods employing severe plastic deformation to achieve ultrafine structures are described and the obstacles to their industrial scale exploitation discussed. Recent advances include the incremental equal channel angular pressing (I-ECAP) process developed at the University of Strathclyde. Ultrafine grained materials are currently utilised in sputtering targets and high value medical devices, but large potential markets exist in the leisure and sports sectors, and in the longer term for aerospace and automotive applications.
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Rosochowski, A. ![]() | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 13498 |
Keywords: | ultrafine, metals, materials technology, design engineering, Manufactures, Mining engineering. Metallurgy, Materials Science(all) |
Subjects: | Technology > Manufactures Technology > Mining engineering. Metallurgy |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management |
Depositing user: | Dr Andrzej Rosochowski |
Date deposited: | 24 Nov 2009 12:56 |
Last modified: | 12 Jan 2021 01:32 |
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URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/13498 |
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