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In a few last decades, equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) has been one of the most prominent procedures for fabrication of ultrafine-grained (UFG) structures among various severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques. The objective of this paper is to experimentally investigate the influence of longitudinal ultrasonic vibrations on the ECAP process. A robust experimental ECAP system was designed and manufactured, in which the punch can be excited by ultrasonic vibrations. ECAP experiments were carried out with and without ultrasonic vibration on pure Al. The microstructure of the specimens formed with ultrasonic-assisted ECAP and conventional ECAP were studied. The results of this study showed that superimposing ultrasonic vibrations on the ECAP process could improve the grain refinement efficiency. The grains of the specimens after conventional ECAP process were refined to 45 μm, while by applying ultrasonic vibration with amplitudes of 2.5 and 5 μm, the grains were refined to 28.2 and 22 μm , respectively. Using higher vibration amplitudes caused more refinement of the grains. The homogeneity of the microstructure after four passes of ECAP was also improved by 26.7 % while using ultrasonic vibration with amplitude of 2.5 μm. Higher vibration amplitudes made a more homogenous structure. The yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of the specimens after one pass of ECAP were higher in comparison with the conventional ECAP.
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Ahmadi, F., Farzin, M., Meratian, M. et al. Improvement of ECAP process by imposing ultrasonic vibrations. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 79, 503–512 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-015-6848-1
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