Reduced yield asymmetry and excellent strength-ductility synergy in Mg-Y-Sm-Zn-Zr alloy via ultra-grain refinement using simple hot extrusion

S Lyu, G Li, R Zheng, W Xiao, Y Huang, N Hort… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
An ultrafine-grained (UFG) Mg-RE alloy with superior yield symmetry and strength-ductility
synergy was successfully fabricated by simple hot extrusion. The as-extruded specimen was …

[HTML][HTML] Extraordinary mechanical properties of AZ61 alloy processed by ECAP with 160 channel angle and EPT

Z Shan, J Yang, J Fan, H Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Wu… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2021 - Elsevier
AZ61 Mg alloy with homogeneous refined microstructure and exceptional mechanical
properties was obtained by the combined technology of equal-channel angular pressing …

Grain-size effect on the deformation of Mg–3Al–3Sn alloy: Experiments and elastic-viscoplastic self-consistent modeling

G Zhu, L Wang, Y Sun, X Shang, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Grain refinement can significantly change the tensile behavior of Mg alloys. The underlying
mechanisms are unclear yet. Here we report that grain refinement of a Mg–3Al–3Sn (wt …

Effect of cumulative strain on the microstructural and mechanical properties of Zn-0.02 wt% Mg alloy wires during room-temperature drawing process

L Wang, Y He, H Zhao, H Xie, S Li, Y Ren… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Zn-0.02 Mg alloy wires with cumulative area reduction of up to 97% were prepared
by multi-pass drawing at room temperature. Microstructure evolution indicated that the …

Strong and ductile Mg-0.4 Al alloy with minor Mn addition achieved by conventional extrusion

F Hu, S Zhao, G Gu, Z Ma, G Wei, Y Yang… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Mg-0.4 Al-xMn (x= 0, 0.3 and 1.5, in wt.%) have been produced by conventional
one-step extrusion process. Mg-0.4 Al-0.3 Mn exhibits a simultaneously high tensile yield …

Textural evolution and improved ductility in Zn-0.2 Mg-0.8 Mn (wt%) alloys at different extrusion temperatures

D Lou, L Wang, Y Ren, H Li, G Qin - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Zn-0.2 Mg-0.8 Mn (wt%) alloys were prepared by indirect extrusion at different
temperatures. With decreasing the extrusion temperature from 300° C to 150° C, these …

Temperature effects on the mobility of pyramidal< c+ a> dislocations in magnesium

H Fan, Q Wang, X Tian, JA El-Awady - Scripta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Temperature effects on the mobility of< c+ a> dislocations on pyramidal planes are
characterized by molecular dynamics simulations. On the first-order pyramidal planes, near …

Effect of zirconium microaddition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Zn-Zr alloys

M Wątroba, W Bednarczyk, J Kawałko, P Bała - Materials Characterization, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Zn-xZr alloys (x= 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1 wt%) were designed to improve the poor
mechanical properties of pure zinc, a potential biodegradable material for biomedical …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of grain refinement on the deformation and cracking resistance in Zn–Al–Mg coatings

M Ahmadi, B Salgın, BJ Kooi, Y Pei - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study is dedicated to explore the effect of grain refinement on cracking
resistance of hot-dip galvanized Zn–Al–Mg coatings on steel substrate. In this work, we …

Towards resolving the anonymity of pyramidal slip in magnesium

H Fan, JA El-Awady - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2015 - Elsevier
Plasticity in magnesium crystals oriented for c-axis compression has been usually attributed
to< c+a> dislocation slip on second-order pyramidal {11 2¯ 2} planes. Through molecular …