Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenyang 110016, China
Abstract:
The microstructural evolution and room temperature tensile properties of Mg–8%Li–1%Al alloy processed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at 403 K were investigated. It was found that the strength could be improved pass by pass. The elongation-to-failure decreased dramatically after the first ECAP pass, but could be improved pass by pass during the subsequent ECAP procedure. The microstructure analysis gave the explanations for these phenomena.