Theliquidphasebehaviorofthefine-grained5083Alalloyobtainedthroughthermomechanicalprocesswasinvestigatedduringthetensiletestsinatemperaturerangeof380-570-Candstrainraterangeof4.17×10-4-1.0×10-2s-1.Themaximumelongation530%ofthefine-grained5083Alalloywasobtainedat550-Cand4.17×10-4s-1.Fractureanalysisbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)indicatedthattheformationoffilament(formedbyliquidphase)wasgreatlyaffectedbythetensiletemperatureandstrainrate.Theresultsalsoshowedthattheoptimummorphologyofformedfilamentwasobtainedat550-Candastrainrateof4.17×10-4s-1.Theeffectofliquidphaseonsuperplasticdeformationofthealloywasfurtherdiscussed.
