Microstructure evolution and texture development in a Cu-8.5%at. Al material subjected to hydrostatic extrusion

Abstract

The aim of the present paper was to investigate microstructure and texture evolution of two single crystals and polycrystal of Cu-8.5%at.Al material. All of mentioned samples were deformed by HE to achieve true strain ϵ = 1.17. For microstructure analyzes observations by transmission electron microscope (STEM) were done. Crystalline size for samples after SPD were determine using XRD method. The global texture measurements were done using Bruker D8 Discover diffractometer equipped in Cr radiation. Microstructure investigations revealed nanocrystalline structure in single crystals with initial orientations <110> and <100> and polycrystalline Cu-8.5%at.Al material after SPD. The global texture measurements have shown the stability of initial orientation of <100> Cu-8.5%at.Al single crystal after HE, whereas the same SPD process strongly brakes up the orientation <110> Cu-8.5%at. Al single crystal.