Abstract
High-pressure torsion (HPT) is an attractive processing method in severe plastic deformation techniques involving the application of high compressive pressure with concurrent torsional straining. Excellent grain refinement is anticipated when using this technique to average grain sizes of the submicrometer or even nanometer ranges. Because of the significant microstructural changes during processing, there are numerous reports showing evolution in local hardness toward homogeneity throughout a disk diameter with increasing numbers of revolutions. The achieved hardness after HPT is mostly much higher than that in the as-received condition because of exceptional grain refinement although there are a limited number of metals and alloys showing softening or weakening after HPT processing. This paper was initiated to review recent discoveries in the experimental results on hardness evolution toward homogeneity during HPT processing and discuss the different models of hardness developments with respect to imposed equivalent strain by HPT processing for a range of metals and alloys. Moreover, recent results of hardness homogeneity and heterogeneity through thicknesses of the processed disks are discussed toward a complete understanding of hardness evolution in the UFG metals processed by HPT.
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