Electric pulse improving the plasticity of the HAl66-6-3-2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented texture

Electric pulse treatment (EPT) effectively enhances material plasticity but typically compromises strength, and the combined mechanisms of pulsed current on dislocation evolution and grain rotation remain unclear. Here, HAl66-6–3-2 alloy was subjected to EPT, and the results revealed that the EPT sa...

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Main Authors: Bobo Lu, Kai Tang, Mingxia Wu, Yi Yang, Gang Yang
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Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
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author Bobo Lu
Kai Tang
Mingxia Wu
Yi Yang
Gang Yang
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Gang Yang
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description Electric pulse treatment (EPT) effectively enhances material plasticity but typically compromises strength, and the combined mechanisms of pulsed current on dislocation evolution and grain rotation remain unclear. Here, HAl66-6–3-2 alloy was subjected to EPT, and the results revealed that the EPT sample achieved an increase in plasticity without compromising the strength, with an elongation rate enhancement of 69.89 %. The changes in performance are mainly attributed to three aspects: grain refinement, slight decrease in dislocation density, and the formation of strong {632}<223> texture during the EPT. Unlike the untreated (UT) samples with entangled dislocations, under the coupling effect of Joule heating and non-thermal effect, the dislocations in EPT samples exhibited directionality, primarily composed of a series of parallel dislocation pairs. The formation of the strong {632}<223> texture primarily relied on grain boundary migration and grain rotation, with both Joule heating and non-thermal effect facilitating rapid grain boundary migration. At low-angle grain boundaries, the pulsed current facilitated grain rotation, transforming low-angle grain boundaries in the β phase into high-angle grain boundaries. The study demonstrates EPT can promote the movement of atoms and regulate the microstructure, which is of great significance for the subsequent control of alloy properties.
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spelling doaj-art-b6a798dc5da04efb83f93caea6df4d0b2025-08-20T03:22:04ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752025-05-0125311383610.1016/j.matdes.2025.113836Electric pulse improving the plasticity of the HAl66-6-3-2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented textureBobo Lu0Kai Tang1Mingxia Wu2Yi Yang3Gang Yang4School of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaCorresponding author.; School of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaElectric pulse treatment (EPT) effectively enhances material plasticity but typically compromises strength, and the combined mechanisms of pulsed current on dislocation evolution and grain rotation remain unclear. Here, HAl66-6–3-2 alloy was subjected to EPT, and the results revealed that the EPT sample achieved an increase in plasticity without compromising the strength, with an elongation rate enhancement of 69.89 %. The changes in performance are mainly attributed to three aspects: grain refinement, slight decrease in dislocation density, and the formation of strong {632}<223> texture during the EPT. Unlike the untreated (UT) samples with entangled dislocations, under the coupling effect of Joule heating and non-thermal effect, the dislocations in EPT samples exhibited directionality, primarily composed of a series of parallel dislocation pairs. The formation of the strong {632}<223> texture primarily relied on grain boundary migration and grain rotation, with both Joule heating and non-thermal effect facilitating rapid grain boundary migration. At low-angle grain boundaries, the pulsed current facilitated grain rotation, transforming low-angle grain boundaries in the β phase into high-angle grain boundaries. The study demonstrates EPT can promote the movement of atoms and regulate the microstructure, which is of great significance for the subsequent control of alloy properties.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525002564Electric pulseParallel dislocationsGrain refinementGrain rotationGrain boundary migration
spellingShingle Bobo Lu
Kai Tang
Mingxia Wu
Yi Yang
Gang Yang
Electric pulse improving the plasticity of the HAl66-6-3-2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented texture
Materials & Design
Electric pulse
Parallel dislocations
Grain refinement
Grain rotation
Grain boundary migration
title Electric pulse improving the plasticity of the HAl66-6-3-2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented texture
title_full Electric pulse improving the plasticity of the HAl66-6-3-2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented texture
title_fullStr Electric pulse improving the plasticity of the HAl66-6-3-2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented texture
title_full_unstemmed Electric pulse improving the plasticity of the HAl66-6-3-2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented texture
title_short Electric pulse improving the plasticity of the HAl66-6-3-2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented texture
title_sort electric pulse improving the plasticity of the hal66 6 3 2 alloy by promoting the formation of specific oriented texture
topic Electric pulse
Parallel dislocations
Grain refinement
Grain rotation
Grain boundary migration
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525002564
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