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Nickel aluminium bronze (NAB) was subjected to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at 400 °C for up to 4 passes in routes BA and C, respectively, followed by isothermal heat treatment with a view to improving the κ phase structures and tensile properties. The lamellar κIII structure was completely broken after 4 passes in route BA although route C was less efficient. Spheroidisation and coarsening of the highly deformed κIII continued during heat treatment especially at ≥600 °C. At 800 °C, both the lamellar structure and the fine κIV particles transformed completely into a coarse globular morphology with no distinction between the primary and eutectoid α. Significant increases in strength were achieved by ECAP, reaching a maximum yield strength of 960 MPa with a good ductility of ~14 %. Heat treatment after ECAP was shown to considerably improve tensile ductility to >30 % while keeping the strength high at ~700 MPa, a significant enhancement compared to the as-received NAB.
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This research is supported by the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) in Melbourne, Australia.
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Barr, C.J., McDonald, D.T. & Xia, K. Significantly enhanced tensile strength and ductility in nickel aluminium bronze by equal channel angular pressing and subsequent heat treatment. J Mater Sci 48, 4749–4757 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7256-2
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