This work is focused on research of mechanical propeties of metastable nano
structured alloys processed by severe plastic deformation (SPD). The emphas
is has been on the study of structure and deformation behaviour at elevated
temperatures in intermetallic Ni3Al and Al 1420 alloy. The processed nanos
tructured alloys exhibit enhanced superelasticity at high strain rate or lo
w temperature as compared to microcrystalline alloy. Specific features of s
uperplastic behaviour in nanostructured alloys and the requirements to achi
eve enhanced superplasticity are discussed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
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