The production and Characterization of Ultrafine-Grained Metal Sheets Produced by Accumulative Roll Bonding Process

Authors

  • F. Riaz University of the Punjab
  • T. Ahmad Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering CEET, University of the Punjab Lahore
  • M. Kamran University of the Punjab
  • M. T. Munir University of the Punjab
  • F. Hussain University of the Punjab
  • M. U, Manzoor Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore
  • R. Ahmad University of the Punjab

Keywords:

Ultrafine-Grained, Aluminum-Copper, Severe Plastic Deformation, Accumulative Roll Bonding

Abstract

The structural and high durability components in automobile and aerospace industries are mostly produced using nano-crystalline and ultrafine-grained (UFG). In this work, two different material, 99.99% pure aluminium and 99.99% pure copper were processed by the Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD) technique also known as Accumulative Roll Bonding (ARB) technique. During the ARB process, the metal sheet surfaces were stacked on top of each other and rolled together with a thickness reduction of 50% per cycle. The material subjected to very high plastic shear deformation showed the start of UFG microstructure to develop. An increasing trend of hardness was observed with increase in number of reduction cycles for ARB processed Al-Al, Cu-Cu and Al-Cu sheets. However, ARB processed oxygen free (OFE) copper showed slightly different ductility behaviour in comparison to other ARB processed materials.

Author Biographies

F. Riaz, University of the Punjab

Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

T. Ahmad, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering CEET, University of the Punjab Lahore

Assistant Professor

Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering CEET, University of the Punjab Lahore

M. Kamran, University of the Punjab

Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

M. T. Munir, University of the Punjab

Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

F. Hussain, University of the Punjab

Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

R. Ahmad, University of the Punjab

Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

Published

2015-04-30

How to Cite

Riaz, F., Ahmad, T., Kamran, M., Munir, M. T., Hussain, F., Manzoor, M. U., & Ahmad, R. (2015). The production and Characterization of Ultrafine-Grained Metal Sheets Produced by Accumulative Roll Bonding Process. Journal of the Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 43(2), 1–8. Retrieved from http://www.piche.org.pk/journal/index.php/jpiche/article/view/221