Enhanced ductility and strength of Mg-1Zn-1Sn-0.3 Y-0.2 Ca alloy achieved by novel micro-texture design

C Wang, H Ning, S Liu, J You, T Wang, HJ Jia, M Zha… - Scripta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Texture weakening is generally adopted as one of the prominent methods to improve the
ductility of Mg alloys. In this work, we designed and fabricated the Mg-1Zn-1Sn-0.3 Y-0.2 Ca …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring bimodal grain structure of Mg-9Al-1Zn alloy for strength-ductility synergy: Co-regulating effect from coarse Al2Y and submicron Mg17Al12 particles

YK Li, M Zha, HL Jia, SQ Wang, HM Zhang… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2021 - Elsevier
Grain boundary strengthening is an effective strategy for increasing mechanical properties of
Mg alloys. However, this method offers limited strengthening in bimodal grain-structured Mg …

Effect of texture on deformation behavior of heterogeneous Mg-13Gd alloy with strength–ductility synergy

S Liu, H Liu, X Chen, G Huang, Q Zou, A Tang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterostructure metals as a new class of materials can effectively break the traditional
strength–ductility trade-off dilemma. In this study, the extruded sheet with the small extrusion …

High strength and high ductility achieved in a heterogeneous lamella-structured magnesium alloy

T Wang, M Zha, C Du, HL Jia, C Wang… - Materials Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
By introducing heterogeneous lamella-structure, we obtained a superior strength-ductility
synergy in Mg-alloy associated with excellent strain-hardening ability, ie yield strength of∼ …

Yield symmetry and reduced strength differential in Mg-2.5 Y alloy

D Zhang, H Wen, MA Kumar, F Chen, L Zhang… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study we report novel results obtained with an extruded fine-grained Mg-2.5 at.% Y
alloy (FG Mg-2.5 Y) exhibiting tension/compression yield symmetry and reduced strength …

[HTML][HTML] Reasonable utilization of {10-12} twin for optimizing microstructure and improving mechanical property in a Mg-Gd-Y alloy

SH Lu, D Wu, RS Chen, EH Han - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
During the deformation of Mg alloys,{10-12} extension twin, as one of the most active
deformation mechanisms, contributed much to the formation of basal texture, yet little to …

Increasing strength and ductility of a Mg–9Al alloy by dynamic precipitation assisted grain refinement during multi-directional forging

J Wei, S Jiang, Z Chen, C Liu - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2020 - Elsevier
A fine-grained microstructure with enhanced strength and ductility was fabricated in a Mg–
9Al alloy by tailoring multi-directional forging with dynamic precipitation. The dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of alloying element segregation at grain boundary on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Zn alloy

X Qian, Z Dong, B Jiang, B Lei, H Yang, C He, L Liu… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of alloying element segregation at grain boundary on the microstructure and
mechanical properties is investigated in the case of Ca, Ce, and Nd addition in Mg-1Zn …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure and mechanical properties of gradient ultrafine-grained Mg-Gd-Zr alloy

C Liu, X Chen, Y Hu, W Zhang, Y Zhang, J Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fabricating gradient structure (GS) is increasingly adopted in structural engineering
materials due to the unique combinations of mechanical properties. In the present work, a …

The role of bimodal-grained structure in strengthening tensile strength and decreasing yield asymmetry of Mg-Gd-Zn-Zr alloys

W Rong, Y Zhang, Y Wu, Y Chen, M Sun, J Chen… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper studied the role of bimodal-grained structure in strengths and asymmetry
behaviors of Mg-15Gd-1Zn-0.4 Zr (wt%) alloys under the as-extruded, compressive-yielded …