Abstract
Structural superplasticity in two phase alloys of the copper-nickel-zinc system (nominal composition in wt. pct Cu-15Ni-38 Zn-0.2 Mn) occurs over a wide range of strain rates in the temperature range 850 to 1050∮F (454 to 565°). The upper temperature limit for super-plastic behavior in this system is determined by the reversion of the fine-grained two-phase structure to a single phase structure in which extensive grain growth is possible. Residual room temperature tensile properties and microstructure of the microduplex alloy after superplastic straining have been studied as a function of test temperature and total super-plastic strain. At test temperatures sufficiently removed from the phase transformation temperature, the high tensile properties and fine microstructure of the starting material are essentially retained after superplastic strains approaching 200 pct. In the immediate vicinity of the phase transformation temperature, rapid degradation of the microduplex structure occurs during superplastic deformation with a consequent severe degradation of the residual room temperature tensile properties.
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