Fabrication of Nanostructure 1050/6061 Complex Al Alloy by Accumulative Roll-Bonding Process

A nanostructure AA1050/AA6061 complex aluminum alloy was successfully fabricated by the accumulative roll-bonding (ARB) process. The ARB process was performed up to 5 cycles without a lubricant at ambient temperature. The samples fabricated by the ARB were the multi-layer complex aluminum alloys in which AA1050 and AA6061 layers are alternately stacked. The tensile strength of the samples increased with proceeding of the ARB, it reached about 300 MPa which is about twice that of the as-received AA6061. The grain size was greatly reduced to submicron order during the ARB, the efficiency of grain refinement was greater in AA6061 than AA1050. The tensile fracture surfaces showed a mixed morphology of brittle and ductile fracture. It was also found that a nanostructure multi-layer AA1050/AA6061 alloy fabricated by the ARB exhibited very complex microstructure and texture.