TY - JOUR T1 - Microhardness and Corrosion Resistance of AA1370 Aluminum Wire after Three ECAP-120° Passes AU - Hadj - Ali, Youcef AU - Delaunois, Fabienne AU - Koraichi, Belkacem AU - Benabdesselam, Djedjigua AU - Zazi, Nacer PY - 2025 DA - July Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.55549/epstem.1731205 JF - The Eurasia Proceedings of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics JO - EPSTEM PB - ISRES Publishing WT - DergiPark SN - 2602-3199 SP - 155 EP - 160 VL - 33 LA - en AB - This study contributes to exploring the impact of grain refinement and intermetallic particle fragmentation resulting from the Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) processing of AA1370 aluminum alloy wire. The samples underwent progressive deformation to three passes in the ECAP, with an intersection angle of Φ=120° and a curvature radius of Ψ=0°, following route A, at room temperature. Microstructural analysis was carried out using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) before and after ECAP deformation. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was conducted to examine texture and morphology. Corrosion behavior was assessed using open circuit potential (OCP) and polarization techniques before and after ECAP. Penetration resistance was studied using a microhardness tester. The results of the study indicate that intermetallic particle fragmentation and reduction in crystallite size are observed as early as the first pass. However, microhardness only increased after the third pass. Additionally, deformation caused by the ECAP process results in an increase in OCP values and shifts the corrosion potential towards less negative values. KW - ECAP deformation KW - Aluminum wire AA1370 KW - Corrosion KW - Hardness KW - Intermetallic particles CR - Hadj-Ali, Y., Delaunois, F., Koraichi, B., Benabdesselam, D., & Zazi, N. (2025). Microhardness and corrosion resistance of AA1370 aluminum wire after three ECAP-120° passes. The Eurasia Proceedings of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (EPSTEM), 33, 155-160. UR - https://doi.org/10.55549/epstem.1731205 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/5008148 ER -