Effect of post-ECAP aging on mechanical properties of age-hardenable aluminum alloys

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Equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is an efficient method of improving strength of metallic alloys through (sub) grain refinement to, typically, the sub-micrometer level by introducing intensive plastic strain into materials through repetitive pressing. In the present study, the post-ECAP aging effect on strength of age hardenable aluminum alloys (6061, 2024, 7075 Al) was examined and it could be concluded that pre-ECAP solid solution treatment combined with post-ECAP low-temperature aging provided much more significant room-temperature strengthening effect than conventional ECAP processing routes without involving special heat treatments.

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