Severe Plastic Deformation: Practices and Properties

This book discusses in detail grain refinement through various severe plastic deformation processes such as equal channel angular pressing, high-pressure torsion and twist extrusion. It also deals with the grain refinement mechanism, the influence of process parameters on properties of fabricated micro/nano material and thermal stability, as well as commercialised nanostructured metals and alloys produced by severe plastic deformation techniques and associated challenges.

Key features:

• Includes individual severe plastic deformation processes and their engineering features in detail.
• Discusses commercialised nanostructured metals and alloys produced by severe plastic deformation and challenges.
• Deals with the grain refinement mechanism and the influence of process parameters on the properties of fabricated micro/nano material.
• Explores pertinent functional properties.
• Gives a comprehensive view of the successful application of severe plastic deformation.

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in materials science, mechanics and manufacturing engineering.