UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

FINAL REPORT

ON

CONTINUOUS EQUAL CHANNEL

ANGULAR PRESSING
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

MECH 934

MAY 2010

AUTHORS

JOGI RAJU MANDAPAKA 3579505

FABRICE PAILLEUX 3794362
SANTHOSH H MALLIKARJUNAPPA 3498384
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY :-

Metals with grain sizes smaller than 1-μm have received much attention in the past

decade. These materials have been classified as ultra fine grain (UFG) materials. Advanced

materials, such as UFG show promise for many industrial applications including aerospace,

automotive, biomaterials, metal-forming etc. Our presentation addresses the production of

BULK UFG metals through the use of Continuous Equal Channel Angular Pressing method

in SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATION processing(SPD).

The report clearly explains the different methods of Continuous Equal Channel Angular

Pressing like Equal Channel Angular Pressing – Conform, Continuous Confined Strip Shearing

(C2S2) and explains their mechanics and their effect on the microstructure of the elements.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................

2.0 SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATIOIN..........................................................

2.1 DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES IN SPD...............................................

3.0 EQUAL CHANNEL ANGULAR PRESSING...............................................

3.1 MECHANICS OF ECAP....................................................................

3.2 ADVANTAGES OF ECAP..................................................................

3.3 DISADVANTAGES OF ECAP............................................................

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