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Influence of stacking fault energy on nanostructure formation under high pressure torsion

Y. H. Zhao, X. Z. Liao, Y. T. Zhu*, Z. Horita, T. G. Langdon

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Copper, bronze (Cu-10 wt.% Zn) and brass (Cu-30 wt.% Zn) were deformed by high pressure torsion (HPT) under a pressure of 6 GPa for five rotations. The stacking fault energies (SFEs) of copper, bronze and brass are 78, 35 and 14 mJ/m2, respectively, and their average grain sizes after the HPT processing were about 84, 54 and 17 nm, respectively. Deformation twins were found in all samples and their densities increased with decreasing SFE. This work demonstrates that under the same conditions of HPT a low SFE promotes the formation of nanostructures and deformation twins. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)188-193
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering A
Volume410-411
Online published26 Sept 2005
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Nov 2005
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Copper and copper alloys
  • Deformation twins
  • High pressure torsion
  • Microstructure
  • Stacking fault energy

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