In this paper is evaluated workability of rolled aluminium alloy based AIMgSi. Static tension test was used for obtained the mechanical properties, such as tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, the strain hardening exponent and coefficient of surface anisotropy. Rolled samples used for a tensile test were taken in three different directions, namely in the direction of rolling, in 45 ° and 90° direction. The result is an consideration of suitability of the material for stamping technology. For measurement of the elongation, variations in thickness and width in real-time was used method called videoextensometry. To obtain deforming maps and left side of forming limit diagrams (FLD) was applied digital correlation method (DIC).

Efficient machining using wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) technology is a compromise between cutting speed and resulting surface quality. Typical morphology of the surface machined by WEDM shows a plenty of craters caused by electrospark discharges produced during the cutting process. This work is focused on assessing the impact of machine setting parameters on quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the workpiece surface of aluminium alloy AlZn6Mg2Cu. Using metallography, the surface effects arisen during the process of wire spark erosion on cross-sections of preparations were studied. Using local spot EDX microanalysis, the chemical composition of the surfaces of the samples was studied. The attention was also paid to the highest height of profile of the craters, which were studied using 3D filtered images.

This paper is focused on the evaluation of formability of heat resistant steel type 9Cr-1Mo by laboratory numerical simulationhot compression test confirmed by laboratory hot compression test. The 9Cr-1Mo steel represents modern 9%Cr tempered martensitic steel for high temperature applications in advanced thermal power plants. Numerical simulations were computed in software Deform 3D for five proposed sample shapes. On the base of normalized Cockcroft-Latham criterion (nCL), indicating the material damage during deformation, the sample type "tapered roller with four axial notches" was found to be the most suitable for hot workability evaluation. On base of simulations, it is also evaluated the temperature range of the workability of 9Cr-1Mo. The interval of good workability according to the nCL criteria is in the temperature range from 650 to 950 °C.

Porosity can be defined in different ways. The most frequently used definition is the total porosity, which is the total volume fraction of empty space in the specimen. The presence of pores strongly affects the fracture mode. Besides the evaluation of geometry and quality of connections, fractographic analysis enables a quantification of the important microstructural characteristics of the plane porosity. This quantity allows to quantify the existing relations between microstructure and properties. The fractographic evaluation of the distribution of microdeformation processes in the volume of experimental material demonstrates the influence of porosity on the concentration of deformation flows into the microvolume of connections. Plain porosity contributes to the recognition of critical microstructural defects and therefore, to enable evaluating the relationship between the processing parameters, microstructural constituents, and pores. In the fractography evaluation, the analysis of the quality of interparticle bonding using determination of elementary types of fracture facets allows to interpret the mechanical and plastic properties of investigated materials.

The goal of the present work is to compare progressive technology -rolling at cryogenic temperature and classical rolling at ambient temperature followed by an investigation of their impact on the final microstructure and the magnetic properties of non-oriented electrical steel. Non-oriented electrical steel is characterized by high magnetic induction, low magnetic losses, and low coercivity. The best magnetic properties are achieved using preferable texture and optimal grain size. In this paper there is analyzed the percentage of different textural components after cryo-rolling and after rolling at ambient temperature. To obtain maps of inverse pole figures, the electron backscatter diffraction method was used. The main contribution of this study was that the samples rolled at cryo conditions and after final annealing reached better magnetic properties than at ambient temperature, which was reflected by low magnetic losses and coercivity.

This article deals with the analysis of formability of heat resistant steel type 9Cr-1Mo by physical laboratory simulation -hot compression test. The 9Cr-1Mo steel belongs to modern 9%Cr tempered martensitic steel for high-temperature applications in advanced thermal power plants. The shape of the sample was defined based on numerical simulations. The laboratory simulation of forming process called physical simulation -specifically hot compression test was realized in the temperature range from 500 to 950• C and total deformation in the range from 39 to 52%. Cracks formed during hot compression test in the notches are assessed. Subsequently, the relation between the compression temperature, strain, and crack length was defined. The suitable workability corresponds to the temperature range 650-900• C, it agrees with results of numerical simulations. At a temperature of 900• C there is marginal relative deformation without rupture ε = 39.9%, which corresponds to the value according to simulations NCL criteria 0.501.

The goal of the present paper is to determine the porosity behavior of new development insulated iron powder compounds without and with different additions of aluminum alloy Alumix 321 (5 and 10 wt%). A significant disadvantage of PM processing is the presence of porosity. Pores act as crack initiators and, due to their presence, the distribution of stress is inhomogeneous across the cross-section and leads to the reduction of the effective load bearing area. Quantitative image analysis of investigated material treats pores as isolated plane two-dimensional objects in solid surroundings. To describe the dimensional and morphological porosity characteristics, the dimensional characteristic D circle and the morphological characteristics f shape and f circle were explored. Both the morphology and the distribution of pores shows a significant effect on the cold welding or appropriate bonds between adjacent particles.

The presented article focuses on measurements of extremely small dimensions in nanometrology using tactile probes. It addresses a newly developed method of precise measurements in nanometrology by touch probes, where the measurements are carried out on the machine SIOS NMM-1. The aim of this work is to determine accuracy of measurements on this machine. The main contribution of this work is a creation of a methodology for the measurement of precision parts and determination of accuracy of measurement when using this device in nanometrology. The work also includes methodology for the calculation of measurement uncertainty, a keystone in determining the accuracy of measurement in nanometrology. The article provides results of representative sets of measurements of ruby ball diameters, including the evaluation of statistical parameters and determination of the combined measurement uncertainty.