Abstract
The effect of transient electric-current pulses (ECP) on the evolution of microstructure and texture of cryogenically-rolled Cu-30Zn brass was determined. The pulsing was shown to lead to recrystallization followed by grain growth. The mean grain size in the recrystallized material was 0.5 μm, thus indicating that cryogenic rolling coupled with ECP is suitable for the production of an ultrafine-grain microstructure in Cu-30Zn brass. The differences in the recrystallization texture in pulsed versus statically-annealed conditions suggested a distinct recrystallization mechanism during ECP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 184-192 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 659 |
Early online date | 11 Nov 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Feb 2016 |
Keywords
- cryogenic deformation
- Cu-30Zn brass
- electric-current pulses
- electron backscatter diffraction
- grain structure
- texture