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Experiment and FEM Analysis of Tensile Behavior of Bimodal Nanocrystalline Al-Mg Alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Zonghoon Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.
Johnathan Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.
Enrique J. Lavernia
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0241, U.S.A.
Steven R. Nutt
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.
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Abstract

The tensile behavior of bimodal nanocrystalline Al-7.5Mg alloys was investigated using experiments and two-dimensional axisymmetric elastic-plastic finite element method (FEM). Cryomilled nanocrystalline powders blended with 15% and 30% unmilled coarse-grained powders were consolidated by hot isostatic pressing followed by extrusion to produce bulk bimodal nanocrystalline Al-7.5Mg alloys, which were comprised of nanocrystalline grains separated by coarse-grain regions. The calculated stress-strain curves have acceptable agreement with experimental curves of the bimodal structures. The bimodal Al-7.5Mg alloys show reasonable ductility while retaining enhanced strength compared to conventional alloys and nanocrystalline metals.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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