A deformation mechanism of hard metal surrounded by soft metal during roll forming

Hailiang Yu*, A. Kiet Tieu, Cheng Lu, Xiong Liu, Ajit Godbole, Huijun Li, Charlie Kong, Qinghua Qin

*Corresponding author for this work

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    58 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    It is interesting to imagine what would happen when a mixture of soft-boiled eggs and stones is deformed together. A foil made of pure Ti is stronger than that made of Cu. When a composite Cu/Ti foil deforms, the harder Ti will penetrate into the softer Cu in the convex shapes according to previously reported results. In this paper, we describe the fabrication of multilayer Cu/Ti foils by the roll bonding technique and report our observations. The experimental results lead us to propose a new deformation mechanism for a hard metal surrounded by a soft metal during rolling of a laminated foil, particularly when the thickness of hard metal foil (Ti, 25 μm) is much less than that of the soft metal foil (Cu, 300 μm). Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) imaging results show that the hard metal penetrates into the soft metal in the form of concave protrusions. Finite element simulations of the rolling process of a Cu/Ti/Cu composite foil are described. Finally, we focus on an analysis of the deformation mechanism of Ti foils and its effects on grain refinement, and propose a grain refinement mechanism from the inside to the outside of the laminates during rolling.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number5017
    JournalScientific Reports
    Volume4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2014

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'A deformation mechanism of hard metal surrounded by soft metal during roll forming'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this