Hexagonal close-packed (HCP) metals, particularly Zirconium (Zr), Titanium (Ti), and Magnesium (Mg) alloys, have attracted significant attention due to their unique properties and wide-ranging applications in the aerospace, biomedical, and energy ind...
The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) is recognized as having one of the major concentrations of volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits on Earth. Original resources of about 2000 Mt of massive sulfides have been reported in the province. Recent classifi...
The present work aims to systematically investigate the influence of P content on the microstructure and texture evolution of oxygen-free copper during intermediate annealing and final cold rolling. The microstructure and texture evolution were studi...
Cuboid samples with significant initial texture differences were cut from extruded AZ31 Mg alloy samples, whose long axis and bar extrusion direction ED were 0° (sample E0), 45° (sample E45), and 90° (sample E90). The relationship among t...
AA 1060 aluminum alloy underwent roll bonding with reductions of 25% and 35%, followed by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) for up to seven cycles at ambient temperature. The evolution of surface layer texture throughout the ARB process was analyzed us...
Samples were cut from an extruded AZ31 magnesium alloy bar for uniaxial tensile and EBSD characterization tests. The long axis and bar extrusion directions were 0° (T0 sample), 45° (T45 sample), and 90° (T90 sample). The effects of loading direction...
With the rising importance of aluminum sheets for automotive applications, the influence of microstructure and texture on mechanical properties and on forming behavior has gained re-increased interest in recent years. This paper provides an introduct...
The Nonlinear Twist Extrusion (NLTE) method, a novel severe plastic deformation (SPD) technique, aims to enhance grain refinement and achieve a more uniform plastic strain distribution. Grain size and its uniform distribution strongly influence the p...
In this paper, the VPSC (visco-plastic self-consistent) model was improved by considering the effect of heating rate. The hot compression deformation behavior and texture evolution of AA7075 were studied based on the improved VPSC model and EBSD (ele...
During forming, thickness reduction and thermal treatment affect the recrystallization and evolution of the crystallographic texture of metallic materials. The present study focuses on the consequences of rolling reduction of a widespread aluminum al...
Reciprocating Upsetting-Extrusion (RUE) deformation process can significantly refine the grains size and weaken the basal plane texture by applying a large cumulative strain to the alloy, which is of great significance to weaken the anisotropy of mag...
High-pressure torsion (HPT) is an effective severe plastic deformation method to produce ultrafine-grained (UFG) and nanocrystalline (NC) materials. In the past, most studies have focused on the evolutions in the microstructure, texture and mechanica...
To prepare wrought magnesium alloys with excellent plastic deformation properties, Mg-3Sn-2Al-1Zn-0.6Nd alloys were prepared. A hot compression test of Mg-3Sn-2Al-1Zn-0.6Nd alloy was carried out on a thermo-mechanical simulator. The hot deformation b...
In industrial production, the deformation inhomogeneity after metal forging affects the mechanical properties of various parts of the forgings. The question of whether the organization and mechanical properties of β-titanium alloy can be improve...
An excellent Fe-3.3 wt% Si steel was fabricated by double cold rolling and final annealing. The evolution of the microstructure and texture was studied by optical microscope (OM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), ex situ, and quasi-in situ electron backscatt...
Serpentinites play a key role in controlling fault rheology in a wide range of geodynamic settings, from oceanic and continental rift zones to subduction zones. In this paper, we provide a summary of the most common deformation mechanisms and frictio...
The plastic deformation behavior and mechanisms of Co-Cr-Ni-Mo alloy were investigated. The wires were subjected to different reductions using a multi-pass drawing approach and the resulting microstructures were characterized by EBSD and TEM. It was...
The evolution of textures, the degree of recrystallization and the mechanical properties of 7A65 hot rolled plates during re-dissolution were studied with different thicknesses (25 mm, 65 mm, 120 mm) and different degrees of deformation. It was found...
This work is to study the microstructure and texture evolution of AZ31 alloy prepared by cyclic expansion extrusion with an asymmetrical extrusion cavity (CEE-AEC) at different deformation temperatures. The result shows AZ31 alloy undergoes continuou...
Microstructure, texture evolution, and mechanical properties of Ti–6Al–1.5Cr–2.5Mo–0.5Fe–0.3Si (VT3-1) titanium alloy processed by multi-pass drawing and subsequent isothermal annealing were systematically investigated. A fiber-like microstructure is...
The control of recrystallization in submillimeter-gauge electromagnetic pure iron strips is critical for developing high-sensitivity electromagnetic devices, yet the microstructure–property relationship during annealing remains poorly understoo...
A coupled macro-meso-scale numerical simulation is applied to investigate the friction effect on texture evolution during uniaxial compression of NiTi shape memory alloy at 400 °C. In this approach, macroscale finite element simulations in consid...
This work examines how rolling speed, feeding rate, and pass schedule—with a constant total reduction—affect the stress–strain fields, rolling force, and texture evolution of Al–Cu–Sc alloy sheets. A coupled finite eleme...
In addition to cold drawing, the process of annealing is also essential in the preparation of Mg-4.7 wt%Gd (G4.7) alloy wires. The effect of annealing treatment on the recrystallized microstructure and texture of cold-drawn G4.7 wires was investigate...
By means of characterization techniques such as XRD, TEM, and in situ EBSD, the texture evolution, recrystallization behavior, and their modulation by the Al3Zr phase in hot-rolled Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr alloys with varied homogenization treatments were inve...
Sheets of Fe-6.5 wt. % Si and Fe-6.5 wt. % Si-0.5 wt. % Cu with the thickness of 0.3 mm have been produced by hot and warm rolling. The microstructure, texture evolution and magnetic properties of the two alloys were investigated. It was found that t...
Tubes with a cross inner rib exhibit significant internal residual stresses after spinning, which seriously affects their properties. The recrystallization and texture evolution of the tube at different annealing temperatures were investigated. The r...
A Ti bearing interstitial-free steel was finishing rolled in the ferrite region with and without lubrication and microstructures, mechanical properties and textures evolution during warm rolling and subsequent annealing were investigated by OM, SEM,...
The current work systematically investigated the microstructure, texture evolution, and mechanical properties of MDFed Mg-13Gd-4Y-2Zn-0.5Zr (wt%) alloy (GWZ) on the condition of high and low temperature cycle deformation. The high and low temperature...
The microstructural and textural evolution of 60% cold-rolling-deformation Er metal (purity ≥ 99.7%) during annealing were investigated by electron-backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The research results showed that the...
Nano-textured 4H–SiC homoepitaxial layers (NSiCLs) were grown on 4H–SiC(0001) substrates using a low pressure chemical vapor deposition technique (LPCVD), and subsequently were subjected to high temperature treatments (HTTs) for investigation of the...
The increasing use of energy resources recovered from subsurface environments and the resulting carbon imbalance in the environment has motivated the need to develop thermodynamically downhill pathways to convert and store CO2 as water-insoluble calc...
The urban texture is the physical manifestation of the urban form’s evolution. In the rapid process of urbanization, protecting and reshaping the urban texture has become an essential means to sustain the overall form and vitality of cities. Pr...
Texture evolution during accumulative roll-bonding (ARB) is complicated because of the change in the through-thickness position that results from repeated cutting–stacking and roll-bonding. In this study, a macro–micro two-scale modeling...
This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of multi-channel spiral twist extrusion (MCSTE) processing on the mechanical properties and structural evolution of AA5083. The structural evolution and texture developed were mapped by el...
The fabrication of semi-finished hot and cold rolled sheets includes a complex evolution of both microstructure and texture to meet the demanded mechanical properties and suitable formability characteristics. The desired mechanical properties along w...
Oxygen-free copper wires are widely required in advanced electronic and electrical systems. However, the relationship between deformation-induced microstructure evolution and property variation during severe cold drawing is not fully understood. In t...
As an important fabrication process, annealing treatment is conducted to eliminate distortion in magnesium alloy sheets. Second-phase particles can provide nucleation sites for recrystallization grains, and the basal texture is related to the recryst...
Modern aero-engines need alloys that sustain both strength and ductility at high temperatures. However, conventional titanium alloys face inherent trade-offs between strength and ductility. In situ TiB-reinforced titanium matrix composites could fill...
In this study, the texture formation mechanism of a TA15 titanium alloy under different plane strain compression conditions was investigated by analyzing the slipping, dynamic recrystallization (DRX) and phase transformation behaviors. The results in...
The evolution of the microstructure and hardness changes in the Au-15Ag-12Cu-6Ni alloy during the processes of cold rolling and annealing were investigated and the heat treatment regimen for the alloy was optimized in this article. The hardness of th...
Mass flow inequality in the initial stage of tube processing can lead to eccentricity and micro- and nano-structural changes that affect residual stress and texture development. In this study, the macro- and micro-texture development of copper tubes...
The massive magnetite deposit from Takab (NW Iran) is hosted in amphibolite layers intercalated with the chemical and terrigenous sediments of the Takab BIF. A comprehensive textural and chemical study allowed three types of magnetite (Mt) to be dist...
This work investigates the role of grain size and recrystallization texture in the corrosion behavior of pure iron in 0.1 M sulfuric acid solution. Annealing heat treatment was applied to obtain samples with different average grain sizes (26, 53 and...
Industrial pure copper sheets as a crucial electronic material have currently attracted extensive attention from scholars due to the rapid development of the information technology industry. However, past investigations into the regulation discipline...
The deformation mechanism and texture evolution of AZ31 Mg alloy compressed in three different directions at room temperature were studied, and the relationship between the two was compared through experiments and viscoplastic self-consistent (VPSC)...
Friction stir additive manufacturing (FSAM) can be potentially used for fabricating high-performance components owing to its advantages of solid-state processing. However, the inhomogeneous microstructures and mechanical properties of the build attri...
Magnesium alloys with a high volume fraction of secondary phases exhibit inferior formability. Therefore, investigating their thermal deformation characteristics is critical for optimizing thermal processing techniques. In this work, isothermal compr...
Magnesium and magnesium-based alloys are widely used in the transportation, aerospace and military industries because they are lightweight, have good specific strength, a high specific damping capacity, excellent electromagnetic shielding properties...
Commercial pure Mg specimens were processed through equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) using two dies with die angles of 90° and 120°. Mg billets were processed up to four passes via different route types. Machine learning (ML) techniques...
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