The superplastic behavior of an Al-4.1%Mg-2.0%Li-0.16%Sc-0.07%Zr alloy (1421 Al) subjected to intense plastic straining by equalchannel angular extrusion (ECAE) was studied in the temperature interval 250-450 • C at strain rates ranging from 1.4 × 10 −5 to 1.4 s −1 . The grain size after ECAE was about 0.8 µm and the fraction of high angle boundaries was about 80 pct. The highest elongation of 1850% without failure appeared at a temperature of 400 • C and initial strain rate of 1.4 × 10 −2 s −1 with corresponding coefficient of the strain rate sensitivity of 0.6. It was shown that the ECAE processed 1421 Al exhibits superior superplastic properties in the temperature range 300-450 • C with the strain rate sensitivity higher than 0.4. Microstructural evolution and cavitation during high strain rate superplastic deformation were examined.

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