5 research outputs found
Structural and Mechanical Changes of AlMgSi Alloy during Extrusion by ECAP Method
SPD (several plastic deformations) methods make it possible to obtain an ultrafine-grained structure (UFG) in larger volumes of material and thus improve its mechanical properties. The presented work focuses on the structural and mechanical changes of aluminium alloy AlMgSi (EN AW 6060) during processing by repeated extrusion through the ECAP rectangular channel. After a four-pass extrusion, the samples’ microstructures were observed using an optical microscope, where refinement of the material grains was confirmed. Tensile tests determined the extrusion forces and allowed interpretation of the changes in the mechanical properties of the stressed alloy. The grain size was refined from 28.90 μm to 4.63 μm. A significant improvement in the strength of the material (by 45%) and a significant deterioration in ductility (to 60%) immediately after the first extrusion was confirmed. The third pass through the die appeared to be optimal for the chosen deformation path, while after the fourth pass, micro-cracks appeared, significantly reducing the strength of the material. Based on the measurement results, new analytical equations were formulated to predict the magnitude or intensity of the volumetric and shape deformations of the structural grain size and, in particular, the adequate increase in the strength and yield point of the material
Manufacturing technology of composite materials-principles of modification of polymer composite materials technology based on polytetrafluoroethylene
The results of the investigations into the technological formation of new wear-resistant polymer composites based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filled with disperse synthetic and natural compounds are presented. The efficiency of using PTFE composites reinforced with carbon fibers depends on many factors, which influence the significant improvement of physicomechanical characteristics. The results of this research allow stating that interfacial and surface phenomena of the polymer-solid interface and composition play a decisive role in PTFE composites properties. Fillers hinder the relative movement of the PTFE molecules past one another and, in this way, reduce creep or deformation of the parts, reducing the wear rate of parts used in dynamic applications as well as the coefficient of thermal expansion. The necessary structural parameters of such polymer composites are provided by regimes of process equipment.Web of Science104art. no. 37
Structural and Mechanical Changes of AlMgSi0.5 Alloy during Extrusion by ECAP Method
SPD (several plastic deformations) methods make it possible to obtain an ultrafine-grained structure (UFG) in larger volumes of material and thus improve its mechanical properties. The presented work focuses on the structural and mechanical changes of aluminium alloy AlMgSi0.5 (EN AW 6060) during processing by repeated extrusion through the ECAP rectangular channel. After a four-pass extrusion, the samples’ microstructures were observed using an optical microscope, where refinement of the material grains was confirmed. Tensile tests determined the extrusion forces and allowed interpretation of the changes in the mechanical properties of the stressed alloy. The grain size was refined from 28.90 μm to 4.63 μm. A significant improvement in the strength of the material (by 45%) and a significant deterioration in ductility (to 60%) immediately after the first extrusion was confirmed. The third pass through the die appeared to be optimal for the chosen deformation path, while after the fourth pass, micro-cracks appeared, significantly reducing the strength of the material. Based on the measurement results, new analytical equations were formulated to predict the magnitude or intensity of the volumetric and shape deformations of the structural grain size and, in particular, the adequate increase in the strength and yield point of the material
Geochemistry of intercalated red and gray pelagic shales from the Mazak Formation of Cenomanian age in Czech Republic
Pelagic red and gray shales are intercalated within
the lower part of the Mazak Formation of Middle
Cenomanian age in Czech Republic. A detailed geochemical
study of major, trace and rare earth elements
and carbon isotopic compositions of organic carbon
has been conducted on sixteen red and gray shales.
The data suggest that the shales were most likely
accumulated in well-oxygenated bottom waters with
very limited organic matter supply and consisted
of marine organic matter mixed with minor amounts
of terrestrial organic matter. The shales were deposited
below CCD in one of the tectonic troughs developed
along northern margin of the western Tethys. Similar
geochemical covariances of major, trace and rare
earth elements for the shales suggest palaeoceanographic
conditions and provenance during their deposition.
The most probable cause for the variation of redox
bottom conditions in the mid-Cretaceous deep ocean
was periodic changes in the concentration of
dissolved oxygen in bottom waters, due to changes in
deep water circulation and processes driven climate
changes