Origin of nucleation and growth of extension twins in grains unsuitably oriented for twinning during deformation of Mg-1%Al

A large number of anomalous extension twins,with low or even negative twinning Schmid factors,were found to nucleate and grow in a strongly textured Mg-1Al alloy during tensile deformation along the extruded direction.The deformation mechanisms responsible for this behaviour were investigated through in-situ electron back-scattered diffraction,grain reference orientation deviation,and slip trace-modified lattice rotation.It was found that anomalous extension twins nucleated mainly at the onset of plastic deformation at or near grain boundary triple junctions.They were associated with the severe strain incompatibility between neighbour grains as a result from the differentbasal slip-induced lattice rotations.Moreover,the anomalous twins were able to grow with the applied strain due to the continuous activation ofbasal slip in different neighbour grains,which enhanced the strain incompatibility.These results reveal the complexity of the deformation mechanisms in Mg alloys at the local level when deformed along hard orientations.

Dislocation configuration evolution during extension twinning and its influence on precipitation behavior in AZ80 wrought magnesium alloy

Thermomechanical treatment T10(extension twinning+aging treatment)can largely enhance the precipitation strengthening effect of magnesium alloys.In this study,dislocation structure evolution and precipitation behavior during T10 treatment of an AZ80 extruded bar were analyzed mainly by two-beam diffraction in TEM.At a compressive strain of 1%in the extrusion direction(ED),a typical dislocation configuration,including basal I1 stacking faults(SFs)and<c+a>dislocations,has been established in extension twins.As the strain reaches 7%,the volume fraction of extension twins increases to more than 90%at which point high dense I1 SFs and<c+a>dislocations occur.After aging for 2 h at 150℃for the 7%strained sample,masses of basal I1 SFs and<c+a>dislocations remain in the extension twins and can act as effective nucleation sites and solute fast-diffusion channels for continuous precipitates.Consequently,the precipitates in extension twins become highly dense.

Microstructure and texture optimization by static recrystallization originating from {10-12} extension twins in a Mg-Gd-Y alloy

During the deformation of Mg alloys,{10-12} extension twin often contributes to the formation of basal texture but rarely assists the nucleation of recrystallization,i.e.,effective grain refinement,therefore it seems to make against the improvement of formability and mechanical properties.In this work,{10-12} extension twin has been creatively utilized as a preference nucleation site for static recrystallization(SRX),achieving grain refinement and orientation randomization in a Mg-Gd-Y alloy using multi-directional impact forging(MDIF)and subsequent annealing treatment.Effect of {10-12} extension twin on SRX behavior has been investigated by annealing treatment at 450℃ using quasi-in-situ optical microscopy(OM)and quasi-in-situ electron back-scattering diffraction(EBSD).The microstructural evolution during annealing shows that several SRX gains can nucleate from the grain boundary of untwinned grains,but they only have few influences on the final microstructure due to their limited volume faction and sluggish growth.In contrast,a large number of SRX gains can initiate from {10-12} extension twin and grow up without the confine of twin boundaries.Finally,they consume their parent grains and make the main contribution to grain refinement.This should be attributed to those pinned {10-12} twin boundary,by interacting with various dislocation slips during the MDIF process,which can operate like grain boundary,store enough strain energy,and promote the nucleation of SRX during annealing.On the other hand,SRX grains usually keep initial random orientation and further randomize the forging texture during annealing treatment.

Unveiling the rolling texture variations ofα-Mg phases in a dual-phase Mg-Li alloy

LZ91 Mg-Li alloy plates with three types of initial texture were rolled by 70%reduction at both room temperature and 200℃to explore the rolling texture formation ofα-Mg phase.The results showed that the rolling texture is largely affected by the initial texture.All the samples exhibited two main texture components as RD-split double peaks texture and TD-split double peaks texture after large strain rolling.The intensity of the two texture components was strongly influenced by the initial orientation and rolling temperature.Extension twinning altered the large-split non-basal orientation to a near basal one at low rolling strain.The basal orientation induced by twinning is unstable,which finally transmitted to the RD-split texture.The strong TD-split texture formed due to slip-induced orientation transition from its initial orientation.The competition between prismaticaand basal slip determined the intensity and tilt angle of the TD-split texture.By increasing the rolling temperature,the TD-split texture component was enhanced in all three samples.Limitation of extension twinning behavior and the promotion of prismatic slip at elevated temperature are the main reasons for the difference in hot and cold rolling texture.

Influence of Twinning Texture on the Corrosion Fatigue Behavior of Extruded Magnesium Alloys

Bio-magnesium alloys have received great attention due to their degradability and biocompatibility.Corrosion fatigue failure is a huge challenge in vivo for bio-magnesium alloy implants.Understanding the eff ects of twinning textures on the corrosion fatigue of magnesium alloys is meaningful for the applications.In the current study,pre-compression strains of 2%and 4%were carried out on extruded rods.The effects of twinning texture on the corrosion performance and corrosion fatigue resistance were investigated.The hydrogen evolution tests indicated that twinning texture enhanced the corrosion resistance of longitudinal cross section by improving uniformity of surface energy.The results of corrosion fatigue tests indicated that the differences in mechanical damage caused by twinning texture dominated the corrosion fatigue behavior under high stress amplitude.The secondary cracks of surface deteriorated the corrosion fatigue resistance of the original specimens under low stress amplitude.The compact corrosion film and the re-passivation of matrix suppressed the hydrogen induced cracking,thereby improving the corrosion fatigue resistance of the pre-compression specimens.