Flow softening behavior of a homogenized Mg-7Gd-4Y-1Nd-0.5Zr alloy under compression to a final strain of∼1.8 at elevated temperatures of 450∼550℃ and a constant strain rate of 2s^(−1) has been investigated by opti...Flow softening behavior of a homogenized Mg-7Gd-4Y-1Nd-0.5Zr alloy under compression to a final strain of∼1.8 at elevated temperatures of 450∼550℃ and a constant strain rate of 2s^(−1) has been investigated by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,electron back-scattered diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.The results show that true stress first rises to the peak point and then drops to the bottom value and increases again with further increasing strain at each temperature.Twinning dynamic recrystallization(DRX)and continuous DRX contribute to the formation of new fine grains at temperatures 450∼475℃ when the restoration is caused by both DRX and texture change due to extension twinning,resulting in the larger softening degrees compared with the softening effects owing to continuous DRX and discontinuous DRX at 500∼550℃ when twinning activation is suppressed.500℃ is the transition temperature denoting a significant decline in the contribution of twinning and TDRX to the strain with increasing temperature.The cuboid-shape phase exists in both homogenized and compressed samples,while the compositions are varied.展开更多
An extruded Mg-8Gd-4Y-1Nd-0.5Zr alloy was pre-heated at 470℃ for 1 h and subsequently compressed at 470℃ and two strain rates of 0.2 and 0.0003 s^-1. Microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the alloy we...An extruded Mg-8Gd-4Y-1Nd-0.5Zr alloy was pre-heated at 470℃ for 1 h and subsequently compressed at 470℃ and two strain rates of 0.2 and 0.0003 s^-1. Microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the alloy were examined by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), hardness test and tensile test. The results show that the post-deformed microstructures of alloy are non-uniform at both strain rates due to the dissolution of RE-rich particles and the occurrence of DRX. The textures of post-deformed alloy are affected by strain rate. The alloy exhibits a strong basal texture of (0001)//ND (normal direction) after compression at 0.2 s^-1, while a weak texture component of (0001)//ED (extrusion direction) is formed in the compression obtained at 0.0003 s^-1. Compared with the alloy compressed at 0.0003 s^-1, the compressed alloy obtained at 0.2 s^-1 presents better comprehensive mechanical properties with the ultimate tensile strength of 426 MPa, yield strength of 345 MPa and ductility of 2.1% when being aged at 225℃ for 8 h.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Changsha University Talent Introduction Project(50800-92808)the Excellent youth project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education(19B055,18B418,19C0156)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China(2020JJ4645).
文摘Flow softening behavior of a homogenized Mg-7Gd-4Y-1Nd-0.5Zr alloy under compression to a final strain of∼1.8 at elevated temperatures of 450∼550℃ and a constant strain rate of 2s^(−1) has been investigated by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,electron back-scattered diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.The results show that true stress first rises to the peak point and then drops to the bottom value and increases again with further increasing strain at each temperature.Twinning dynamic recrystallization(DRX)and continuous DRX contribute to the formation of new fine grains at temperatures 450∼475℃ when the restoration is caused by both DRX and texture change due to extension twinning,resulting in the larger softening degrees compared with the softening effects owing to continuous DRX and discontinuous DRX at 500∼550℃ when twinning activation is suppressed.500℃ is the transition temperature denoting a significant decline in the contribution of twinning and TDRX to the strain with increasing temperature.The cuboid-shape phase exists in both homogenized and compressed samples,while the compositions are varied.
基金financial support from the Changsha University Talent Introduction Project (50800-92808)the Changsha Science and Technology Project (K1705055)support of the Advanced Characterization Facility in Waurn Ponds Campus of Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
文摘An extruded Mg-8Gd-4Y-1Nd-0.5Zr alloy was pre-heated at 470℃ for 1 h and subsequently compressed at 470℃ and two strain rates of 0.2 and 0.0003 s^-1. Microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the alloy were examined by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), hardness test and tensile test. The results show that the post-deformed microstructures of alloy are non-uniform at both strain rates due to the dissolution of RE-rich particles and the occurrence of DRX. The textures of post-deformed alloy are affected by strain rate. The alloy exhibits a strong basal texture of (0001)//ND (normal direction) after compression at 0.2 s^-1, while a weak texture component of (0001)//ED (extrusion direction) is formed in the compression obtained at 0.0003 s^-1. Compared with the alloy compressed at 0.0003 s^-1, the compressed alloy obtained at 0.2 s^-1 presents better comprehensive mechanical properties with the ultimate tensile strength of 426 MPa, yield strength of 345 MPa and ductility of 2.1% when being aged at 225℃ for 8 h.
