[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the strain hardening and ductility of Mg-Y alloy by introducing stacking faults

K Wei, L Xiao, B Gao, L Li, Y Liu, Z Ding, W Liu… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the insufficient slip systems, Mg and its alloys exhibit poor ductility during plastic
deformation at room temperature. To solve this problem, alloying is considered as a most …

Achieving excellent ductility in high-strength Mg-10.6 Gd-2 Ag alloy via equal channel angular pressing

J Sun, B Xu, Z Yang, H Zhou, J Han, Y Wu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Excellent ductility and high strength were achieved in the Mg-10.6 Gd-2Ag (wt.%) alloy via
an industrial-scale equal channel angular pressing (ECAP). The ECAP alloy exhibits an …

Solute segregation assisted nanocrystallization of a cold-rolled Mg–Ag alloy during annealing

LR Xiao, XF Chen, Y Cao, H Zhou, XL Ma, DD Yin… - Scripta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Refining grains to nanoscale has been a challenge, especially for materials with low-melting
points and poor ductility, such as Mg alloys. Here we report a novel mechanism of …

Atomic segregation at twin boundaries in a Mg-Ag alloy

XF Chen, LR Xiao, ZG Ding, W Liu, YT Zhu, XL Wu - Scripta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Segregation of solute atoms at twin boundaries (TBs) plays a critical role in mechanical
properties and thermal stability of magnesium alloys. Here, segregation structures at {10 1¯ …

Aging behavior of a fine-grained Mg-10.6 Gd-2Ag alloy processed by ECAP

Y Fu, J Sun, Z Yang, B Xu, J Han, Y Chen… - Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multipass (up to 16 passes) ECAP and heat treatment were performed on a Mg-10.6 Gd-2Ag
(wt%) alloy to achieve a combination of refinement strengthening and precipitation …

[HTML][HTML] Interphase boundary segregation induced phase transformation in a high-pressure die casting Mg-Al-La-Ca-Mn alloy

Q Yang, S Lv, P Qin, F Meng, X Qiu, X Hua, K Guan… - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The well-known Al 11 La 3 structure in a die casting Mg-4Al-2La-2Ca-0.3 Mn alloy
was decomposed when heat treated at 400° C. Transmission electron microscopy …

Room temperature yielding phenomenon in extruded or/and aged Mg-14Gd-2Ag-0.5 Zr alloy with fine-grained microstructure

RG Li, DY Zhao, JH Zhang, HR Li, YQ Dai… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new phenomenon of tensile yielding plateau in the fine-grained age-type Mg-14Gd-2Ag-
0.5 Zr alloy is reported, which is closely related to the activation of mobile pinned …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced microstructural stability and mechanical properties of the Ag-containing Mg–Gd–Y alloys

S Najafi, R Mahmudi - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The effect of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 wt% Ag addition on the microstructural evolution,
thermal stability and mechanical properties of an Mg–5 wt% Gd–1 wt% Y (GW51) alloy was …

[HTML][HTML] Vibration damping mechanism of CuAlMn/polymer/carbon nanomaterials multi-scale composites

Z Jiang, F Wang, J Yin, S Gong, Z Dai, Y Pang… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel CuAlMn/polymer/carbon nanomaterials multi-scale composite with damping
capability was successfully prepared. These composite materials composed of a CuAlMn …

High strength-ductility of heterogeneous sandwich Mg–Y alloys produced by high pressure torsion

X Chen, L Xiao, Y Liu, M Xu, T Xu, B Gao, Z Hu, H Zhou - Vacuum, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to unique precipitation behavior, magnesium-rare earth (Mg-RE) alloys exhibit excellent
strength. However, owing to the blocking effect of solid solute atoms on the slipping of …