Structure and Deformability of Alloys Assisted by Pulse Current
摘要
Works performed in the last decade on electroplastic deformation in metallic materials based on titanium, aluminum and TiNi compound, which differ in the electrical conductivity, are reviewed. The modes and operating parameters of electric current, practical methods of its introduction into materials under different deformation schemes are considered. The structural changes caused by the combined action of deformation and current, the influence of structural features on the electroplastic effect, the changes in the physical, mechanical and process properties of materials subjected to plastic deformation under current, and the potential and actual applications of the electroplastic effect are analyzed. The growing interest of researchers in application of the method of electroplastic deformation to shape memory alloys, ultrafine-grained and nanostructured alloys is demonstrated. Original examples of practical application of pulse current in the processes of drawing and microstamping are presented.