Material processing for components

Abstract

A method can include producing stock material via equal-channel angular pressing where the stock material includes an alloy that includes an average grain size less than approximately 500 nanometers and machining the stock material into at least one part of borehole tool.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 producing stock material via equal-channel angular pressing wherein the stock material comprises an alloy that comprises an average grain size less than approximately 500 nanometers; and   machining the stock material into at least one part of borehole tool.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the alloy comprises at least one aluminum alloy. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the alloy comprises at least one magnesium alloy. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one part comprises a degradable part. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one part comprises a frac plug. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the frac plug comprises a degradable frac plug. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the degradable frac plug comprises an aluminum alloy that comprises gallium and indium. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the producing produces the stock material with a cross-sectional dimension less than about 6 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the machining comprises machining at least one sphere that comprises a diameter less than about 6 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the machining generates swarf and further comprising processing the swarf to form additional stock material. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 producing stock material via cryomilling spray-atomized particles wherein the stock material comprises an alloy that comprises a grain size less than approximately 500 nanometers; and   forming the stock material into at least one part of a borehole tool.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising at least one member selected from a group consisting of mixing the particles with at least one other material, consolidating at least the particles via hot isostatic pressing and consolidating at least the particles via vacuum hot pressing. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the alloy comprises at least one aluminum alloy. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the alloy comprises at least one magnesium alloy. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the at least one part comprises a frac plug. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the at least one part comprises a degradable part. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the degradable part comprises an aluminum alloy that comprises gallium and indium. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the producing produces the stock material as stock powder. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the forming comprises pressing the stock powder into the at least one part. 
     
     
         20 . A degradable apparatus comprising:
 a shaped material that comprises an aluminum alloy having an average grain size less than about 500 nanometers.