Gradient structure formation in the process of severe plastic deformation of carbon steels under the conditions of the effect of dynamic strain aging

The formation of a gradient structure during the severe plastic deformation (SPD) by high-pressure torsion (HPT) of low- and medium-carbon steels under the influence of dynamic strain aging (DSA) is studied. Deformation mechanisms under various regimes of deformation processing are analyzed. The temperature ranges of the DSA effect during the ECAP processing of steel 10 and the fact of the formation of a gradient structure during the HPT processing under these conditions are established. It is shown that the deformation of carbon steels in the DSA temperature range enables controlling the structure of the deformed state.