Effects of rotation rates on microstructure, mechanical properties, and fracture behavior of friction stir-welded (FSW) AZ31 magnesium alloy

J Yang, D Wang, BL Xiao, DR Ni, ZY Ma - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2013 - Springer
Three rotation rates were selected for friction stir welded (FSW) rolled AZ31 plates, at a
constant welding speed of 100 mm/minutes. As the rotation rate was increased from 800 and …

Flow softening, twinning and dynamic recrystallization in AZ31 magnesium

X Liu, JJ Jonas, LX Li, BW Zhu - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2013 - Elsevier
The compression tests were carried out on AZ31 magnesium alloy samples at temperatures
from 300 to 450° C and strain rates of 0.03–0.3 s− 1. The evolution of the microstructure and …

In situ identification of twin-related bands near yielding in a magnesium alloy

K Hazeli, J Cuadra, PA Vanniamparambil, A Kontsos - Scripta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Digital image correlation and acoustic emission were used simultaneously to investigate the
near-yielding behavior of textured samples of a magnesium alloy. Distinct band evolution …

Twinning in magnesium alloy AZ31B under different strain paths at moderately elevated temperatures

A Khosravani, J Scott, MP Miles, D Fullwood… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Twinning activity and deformation limits were investigated for wrought and cast magnesium
at room and moderately elevated temperatures and varying strain paths. In situ compression …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded dissimilar Mg alloys of ZK60–AZ31

D Liu, R Xin, X Zheng, Z Zhou, Q Liu - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2013 - Elsevier
Dissimilar friction stir welding (FSW) of ZK60 and AZ31 magnesium alloys was studied. Two
kinds of material arrangements, with ZK60 or AZ31 in advancing side (AS), were applied …

Grain refinement and fatigue strengthening mechanisms in as-extruded Mg–6Zn–0.5 Zr and Mg–10Gd–3Y–0.5 Zr magnesium alloys by shot peening

W Liu, G Wu, C Zhai, W Ding, AM Korsunsky - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper studies the fatigue properties and fracture behavior of as-extruded Mg–6Zn–0.5
Zr and Mg–10Gd–3Y–0.5 Zr alloys before and after shot peening. Compared to Mg–6Zn–0.5 …

Room temperature equal-channel angular pressing of a magnesium alloy

CF Gu, LS Toth, DP Field, JJ Fundenberger, YD Zhang - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) of magnesium alloy Mg–3Al–1Zn (wt.%) has been
carried out at room temperature by applying a back-pressure three times larger than the …

Tension–compression asymmetry in an extruded Mg alloy AM30: Temperature and strain rate effects

Z Zachariah, SSV Tatiparti, SK Mishra… - Materials Science and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of strain rate, ε̇, and temperature, T, on the tension–compression asymmetry
(TCA) in a dilute and wrought Mg alloy, AM30, over a temperature range that covers both …

Effect of cryogenic treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–1.5 Zn–0.15 Gd magnesium alloy

Y Liu, S Shao, C Xu, X Zeng, X Yang - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of cryogenic treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–1.5
Zn–0.15 Gd (at%) alloy were investigated. The result showed that numerous W phase …

Investigation of fatigue anisotropy in an extruded magnesium alloy

JB Jordon, HR Brown, H El Kadiri, HM Kistler… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
This work presents an investigation on the fatigue behavior of magnesium AM30 alloy in the
extruded and transverse directions. Experimental results from strain-controlled fatigue tests …