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Microstructure, texture, and enhanced mechanical properties of an extruded Mg–rare earth alloy after hot compression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2015

Yi Ping Wu ,
Xin Ming Zhang ,
Yun Lai Deng  and
Chang Ping Tang
Yi Ping Wu*
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha City, 410083, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China; and Institute for Frontier Materials, Geelong Technology Precinct, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
Xin Ming Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha City 410083, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China; and The Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha City, 410083, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China
Yun Lai Deng
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha City 410083, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China; and The Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha City, 410083, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China
Chang Ping Tang
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha City 410083, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China; and The Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha City, 410083, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: wuyipingjia@126.com
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Abstract

An extruded Mg–8Gd–4Y–1Nd–0.5Zr alloy was preheated at 500 °C for 0.5 h and then subjected to hot compression to a true strain of 0.69 at temperature 450 °C and a strain rate of 0.2 s−1. It is observed that boundaries of small grains (∼3 μm) in the extruded alloy are decorated with irregular-shaped particles; small grains show a weak texture of three main components of $\left\langle {0001} \right\rangle //{\rm{TD}}$ , $\left\langle {11\overline 2 1} \right\rangle //{\rm{ND}}$ , and $\left\langle {10\overline 1 0} \right\rangle //{\rm{ED}}$ . Dynamic recrystallization is concurrent with dynamic precipitation of particles during hot compression, resulting in both a uniform grain structure and a redistribution of particles. The retained particles before compression keep the texture unchanged during compression, leading to the same texture type of $\left\langle {0001} \right\rangle //{\rm{TD}}$ of the compressed alloy as that of the preheated alloy. The compressed alloy exhibits a better aging hardening ability than the extruded alloy. After peak aging, the compressed alloy presents an ultimate tensile strength of 416 MPa, a yield tensile strength of 317 MPa, and an elongation of 2.7%.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 30 , Issue 24 , 28 December 2015 , pp. 3776 - 3783
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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Contributing Editor: Jürgen Eckert

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