Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Evolution of CuZn Alloys via Pre-Torsional Deformation

The results indicated that pre-torsional deformation can significantly enhance the strength of both Cu-10wt.%Zn and Cu-30wt.%Zn alloys without changing their shape and size, but with the sacrifice of the ductility. The pre-torsion deformation can introduce gradient hardness and microstructures along the radial direction, with the microstructures along the radial direction in Cu-30wt.%Zn alloy being "dislocations→stacking faults→twins (low density)".

The stacking fault energy affects significantly the microstructure along the radial direction.