Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Vapor-Phase-Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced 7075Al Composites

The present study prepared 7075Al composites reinforced with vapor-phase-grown carbon nanofibers (VGCNFs) using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. Constitutive equations of the composites were calculated, and thermal processing maps were constructed by performing thermal compression tests on t...

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Main Authors: Mengying Zhu, Zhefeng Xu, Junhua Wu, Satoshi Motozuka, Caili Tian, Jianglong Gu, Jinku Yu
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author Mengying Zhu
Zhefeng Xu
Junhua Wu
Satoshi Motozuka
Caili Tian
Jianglong Gu
Jinku Yu
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Caili Tian
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Jinku Yu
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description The present study prepared 7075Al composites reinforced with vapor-phase-grown carbon nanofibers (VGCNFs) using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. Constitutive equations of the composites were calculated, and thermal processing maps were constructed by performing thermal compression tests on the VGCNF/7075Al composites at deformation temperatures ranging from 300 to 450 °C and strain rates from 0.01 to 1 s<sup>−1</sup>. This study analyzed the microstructural evolution of the VGCNF/7075Al composites during the thermomechanical processing. The experimental results demonstrated that dynamic recrystallization (DRX) primarily governed the softening mechanism of VGCNF/7075Al composites during thermomechanical processing. At high strain rates, a combination of dynamic recovery (DRV) and DRX contributed to the softening behavior. The incorporation of VGCNFs results in higher dislocation density and a larger orientation deviation within the 7075Al matrix during the thermomechanical deformation process, providing stored energy that facilitated DRX. The activation energy for deformation of VGCNF/7075Al composites was 175.98 kJ/mol. The constitutive equation of the flow stress showed that a hyperbolic sinusoidal form could effectively describe the relationship between flow stress, strain, strain rate, and temperature of VGCNF/7075Al composites. The optimal thermomechanical deformation parameters for VGCNF/7075Al composites were 400–450 °C and 0.01–0.1 s<sup>−1</sup> when the strain ranged from 0.05 to 0.15. For strains between 0.25 and 0.35, the optimal thermomechanical parameters were 380–430 °C and 0.01–1 s<sup>−1</sup>.
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spelling doaj-art-747a3b60ad5b4f7aa3e516f79705efd42025-08-20T02:04:59ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012024-11-011411124510.3390/met14111245Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Vapor-Phase-Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced 7075Al CompositesMengying Zhu0Zhefeng Xu1Junhua Wu2Satoshi Motozuka3Caili Tian4Jianglong Gu5Jinku Yu6State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 8048550, JapanState Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, ChinaThe present study prepared 7075Al composites reinforced with vapor-phase-grown carbon nanofibers (VGCNFs) using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. Constitutive equations of the composites were calculated, and thermal processing maps were constructed by performing thermal compression tests on the VGCNF/7075Al composites at deformation temperatures ranging from 300 to 450 °C and strain rates from 0.01 to 1 s<sup>−1</sup>. This study analyzed the microstructural evolution of the VGCNF/7075Al composites during the thermomechanical processing. The experimental results demonstrated that dynamic recrystallization (DRX) primarily governed the softening mechanism of VGCNF/7075Al composites during thermomechanical processing. At high strain rates, a combination of dynamic recovery (DRV) and DRX contributed to the softening behavior. The incorporation of VGCNFs results in higher dislocation density and a larger orientation deviation within the 7075Al matrix during the thermomechanical deformation process, providing stored energy that facilitated DRX. The activation energy for deformation of VGCNF/7075Al composites was 175.98 kJ/mol. The constitutive equation of the flow stress showed that a hyperbolic sinusoidal form could effectively describe the relationship between flow stress, strain, strain rate, and temperature of VGCNF/7075Al composites. The optimal thermomechanical deformation parameters for VGCNF/7075Al composites were 400–450 °C and 0.01–0.1 s<sup>−1</sup> when the strain ranged from 0.05 to 0.15. For strains between 0.25 and 0.35, the optimal thermomechanical parameters were 380–430 °C and 0.01–1 s<sup>−1</sup>.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/11/1245aluminum matrix compositeshot deformationhot processing mapmicrostructure evolution
spellingShingle Mengying Zhu
Zhefeng Xu
Junhua Wu
Satoshi Motozuka
Caili Tian
Jianglong Gu
Jinku Yu
Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Vapor-Phase-Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced 7075Al Composites
Metals
aluminum matrix composites
hot deformation
hot processing map
microstructure evolution
title Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Vapor-Phase-Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced 7075Al Composites
title_full Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Vapor-Phase-Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced 7075Al Composites
title_fullStr Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Vapor-Phase-Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced 7075Al Composites
title_full_unstemmed Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Vapor-Phase-Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced 7075Al Composites
title_short Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Vapor-Phase-Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced 7075Al Composites
title_sort hot deformation behavior and processing maps of vapor phase grown carbon nanofiber reinforced 7075al composites
topic aluminum matrix composites
hot deformation
hot processing map
microstructure evolution
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/11/1245
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