Shear bands in magnesium alloy AZ31

During deformation of magnesium at low temperatures, cracks always develop at shear bands. The origin of the shear bands is the { 1011 } twinning in basal-oriented grains and the mobility of this type of twin boundary is rather low. The most frequent deformation mechanisms in magnesium at low temperature are basal slip and { 1012 } twinning, all leading to the basal texture and therefore the formation of shear bands with subsequent fracture. The investigation on the influences of initial textures and grain sizes reveals that a strong prismatic initial texture of (0001) parallels to TD and fine grains of less than 5 8m can restrict the formation and expansion of shear bands effectively and therefore improve the mechanical properties and formability of magnesium.     

Phosphating process of AZ31 magnesium alloy and corrosion resistance of coatings

1 Introduction Magnesium alloys are relatively light structural materials, with excellent physical and mechanical properties,such as low densityand high specific strength, excellent castability and good machinability. These properties make them ideal cand…     

Filling analysis for thixomolded process of AZ91D magnesium alloy

Mold filling in lately-developed Thixomolding process is a complex process, of which numerical simulation is necessary for development. Governing equations and numerical models are first given, and then the experiment and its filling simulation are carried out. The results demonstrate that the modeling temperature changes from 864 to 873 K when the barrel temperature is 873 K. The difference is primarily in the runner system, but nearly invariable in the part. Consequently, the slurry fills the cavity smoothly with low solid fraction, and the filling process finishes in 5 ms, the filling process completes successfully before solidification of the slurry, which has good agreement with the experiment. Through a snapshot of the filling process and defects tracking, drawbacks are displayed and confirmed in the experiment.     

Friction stir welding of AZ31 magnesium alloy

Friction stir welding (FSW) is an new solid-phase joining technology which has more advantages over fusion welding methods in welding of aluminum and other non-ferrous metals. The effects of welding parameters on mechanical properties and microstructure during friction stir welding of AZ31 magnesium alloy were studied in this paper. Microstructures and mechanical properties of the joints were investigated by means of optical microscopy, scanning electric microscopy ( SEM ) , micro-hardness analysis, and tensile test. Experimental results show that the magnesium alloy can be successfully welded by FSW method, and the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of FSW joint reaches up to 90 percent of base metal. The microstructures of welded joints exhibit the variation from dynamically recrystallized fine grains to greatly deformed grains. Hardness in nugget zone was found lower than the base metal but not too obvious.     

Hot-compression constitutive relation of as-cast AZ31 magnesium alloy

In hot-compression process, the various factors have obvious effects on the deformation behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy deformation behavior. To understand the hot-compression constitutive relation thoroughly, the stress-strain behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy at various strain rates and different deformation temperatures were investigated under maximum strain of 60%. The microstructure of the experimental alloy was studied in the hot-compression procedure. The experimental results show that the relation of peak flow stress, strain rate and temperature can be described by Z parameter which contains Arrheniues item. The strain rate and the deformation temperature are the key parameters affecting deformation activation energy.     

Structure evolution of AZ61 magnesium alloy in SIMA process

The effect of prior compressive deformation, isothermal temperature and holding time on the structure of AZ61 magnesium alloy fabricated by strain-induced melt activation(SIMA) processing was investigated. The specimens were subjected under deformation ratios of 0%, 22% and 40% and various heat treatment time and temperature regions. The results indicate that the ideal technological parameters of semi-solid AZ61 alloy produced with non-dendrites are recommended as 22% (prior compressive deformation), 595℃ (heat treatment temperature) and 40 min(time). The as-cast AZ61 magnesium alloy isn‘t fit for semi-solid forming.     

Processing map for hot working of as extruded AZ31B magnesium alloy

The deformation behavior of AZ31B magnesium alloy as extruded under hot compression conditions was characterized in the temperature range of 200 - 400 ℃ and strain rate range of 0. 001 - 1 s^-1. The processing maps were obtained at different strains. The results show that the map exhibits flow instabilities as two domains. The domain at beyond 300 ℃ and strain rate of 1 s^-1 appears with a peak efficiency of power dissipation about 56% occurring. This domain is expected to happen in a hot process, such as hot rolling, hot extrusion and hot forging. There is high efficiency of power dissipation at temperature beyond 350 ℃ and strain rate 0. 001 s^-1. Such domains suggest the occurrence of superplastic deformation.     

Forgeability of AZ31B magnesium alloy in warm forging

1　INTRODUCTIONMagnesiumalloysarethelightestalloysusedasstructuralmaterialsandtheyhavesomeadvantagessuchashighspecificstrength ,specificelasticmodulusandsoon[1,2 ] .Therefore ,largedemands ,inwhichtheyareappliedinautomobileandairplane ,areex pected .Atpresent ,mostMgproductsarefabricatedbycastingprocessessuchasdie castingandthixocast ing .However,itisoftendifficulttofabricatelargeMgproductswithhighstrengthandhighductilityforvehiclesbythecasting processesbecauseofcoarsegrains.Therefore ,d…     

Microstructure and properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy with rapid solidification

Rapidly solidified (RS) AZ31 magnesium alloy ribbons were made using melt spinning technique. The results show that its microhardness increases with the wheel speed, and after heat treatment, the microhardness of the ribbons produced at 1 600 r/min also increases. Rapid solidification leads to reduction of grain size. When the wheel speed reaches 1 600 r/min, no Mg17 Al12 phase precipitates, while heat treatment at 200℃ leads to precipitation of Mg17 Al12 phase. Al-Mn intermetallic compounds with size no larger than 10 nm appear in as-spun ribbons. The corrosion potential of the as-cast ingots is lower than that of the as-spun ribbons.     

SuperplaSticity and superplastic instability of AZ31B magnesium alloy sheet

1 Introduction Due to its light mass, high specific strength, good damping characteristics, strong thermo-conductivity and electromagnetic shielding, magnesium alloys have been regarded as “the green material” with the greatest application potential in …     

Effect of temperature on mechanical behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy

Strain rate sensitivity and tension/compression asymmetry of AZ31 magnesium alloy at different temperatures and strainrates were investigated.Both of mechanical behaviors are temperature dependent.Strain rate sensitivity increases with increasingtemperature.Thermally activated slip is the source of strain rate sensitivity.At the temperature below or near 373 K,strain ratesensitivity is very little.Tension/compression asymmetry in yielding decreases with increasing temperature.Twinning is the reasonof tension/compression asymmetry.At the temperature above or near 573 K,the material shows little tension/compressionasymmetry of the flow stress.     

Application of Anand＇s constitutive model on twin roll casting process of AZ31 magnesium alloy

Twin-roll thin strip casting process combines casting and hot rolling into a single process, in which thermal stress and thermal mechanical stress were involved. Considering the high temperature gradient, the existing of liquid and solid regions and rolling deformation, suitable constitutive model is the key to describe the process. Anand＇s model is a temperature-dependent, rate-dependent and unified of creep and plasticity model and the Jaumann derivative was employed in Anand＇s model which makes the constitutive model frame-indifferent or objective, therefore the highly nonlinearities behavior in the twin-roll casting process can be simulated. The parameters of the Anand＇s model were regressed based on the compression tests of AZ31 magnesium alloy. The simulation results reveal that the Anand＇s model can well describe the deformation characteristics of twin-roll casting process. Based on the simulation results, the form of evolution equations in Anand＇s model was discussed.     

Influence of hot extrusion on microstructure and mechanical properties ofAZ31 magnesium alloy

Extrusion treatment is a common method to refine the grain size and improve the mechanical properties of metal material. The influence of hot extrusion on microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy was investigated. The results ,show that the mechanical properties of AZ31 alloy are obviously improved by extrusion treatment. The ultimate tensile strength （UTS） of AZ31 alloy at room temperature is measured to be 222 MPa, and is enhanced to 265.8 MPa after extrusion at 420℃. The yield tensile strength （YTS） of AZ31 alloy at room temperature is measured to be 84 MPa, and is enhanced to 201 MPa after extrusion at 420℃. The effective improvements on mechanical properties result from the formation of the finer grains during extrusion and the finer particles precipitated by age treatment. The features of the microstructure evolution during hot extruded of AZ31 alloy are dislocation slipping on the matrix and occurrence of the dynamic recrystallization.     

Corrosion resistance properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy after Ti ion implantation

Magnesium alloys have a wide range of applications in industry; however, their corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and hardness are rather poor, which limit their applications. Ti ion was implanted into the AZ31 magnesium alloy surface by metal vapor vacuum arc (MEVVA) implanter. This metal arc ion source has a broad beam and high current capabilities. The implantation energy was fixed at 45 keV and the dose was at 9 × 1017 cm?2. Through ion implantation, Ti ion implantation layer with approximately 900 nm in thickness was directly formed on the surface of AZ31 magnesium alloy, by which its surface property greatly improved. The chemical states of some typical elements of the ion implantation layer were analyzed by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), while the cross sectional morphology of the ion im-plantation layer and the phase structure were observed by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The property of corrosion resistance of the Ti ion implanted layer was studied by the CS300P electrochemistry corrosion workstation in 3.5% NaCl solution. The results showed that the property of corrosion resistance was enhanced remarkably, while the corrosion velocity was obviously slowed down.     

Ni–P coating on AZ31 magnesium alloy and its crystallization

Amorphous Ni-P coating was plated on AZ31 magnesium alloy via the electroless plating technique, and the plated alloy was subsequently annealed. X-ray dif- fraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS）, and differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） were used to characterize the coating. The results show that the hardness of the coating is much higher than that of bare magnesium alloy, which further increases after crystallization. The electrochemical polarization and salt spray tests show that the coating exhibits a much higher corrosion resistance than that of the bare magnesium alloy. Moreover, the crystallized coating still exhibits a much stronger corrosion resistance than that of the bare magnesium alloy, although its corrosion resistance is lower than that of the as-plated one.     

Microstructure and properties of AZ80 magnesium alloy prepared by hot extrusion from recycled machined chips

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Electric field assisted chemical conversion process of AZ91D magnesium alloy in HCO3−/CO32− solution

A new method for synthesizing Mg–Al hydrotalcite conversion coating on AZ91D Mg alloy was developed by the application of electric field (EF). By using EF technique, the formation time of the coating can be significantly reduced. The SEM results indicate that a continuous and compact Mg–Al hydrotalcite coating is formed on the surface of Mg alloy after short time EF treatment. However, a long time treatment would make the coating partially exfoliate. The corrosion current density (J_corr) of the coated sample (EF1+1 h) is approximately two orders of magnitude lower than that of Mg alloy substrate. The test of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and immersion corrosion also suggest that the coating can effectively protect Mg alloy against corrosion.     

Dynamic recrystallization behavior of AZ61 magnesium alloy

An AZ61 alloy was subjected to hot compression at temperatures ranging from 523 K to 673 K, with strain rates of 0. 001 - 1 s^-1. Flow softening occurs at all temperatures and strain rates. There are peak and plateau stresses on flow curves. The initiation and evolution of dynamic recrystallization（DRX） were studied by the flow softening mechanism based on the flow curves and microstructural observations. A linear relationship was established between the logarithmic value of the critical strain for DRX initiation（lnεc） and the logarithmic value of the Zener-Hollomon parameter （lnZ）. The volume fraction of DRX grain （φd） is formulated as a function of the process parameters including strain rate, temperature, and strain. The calculated values of φd agree well with the values extracted from the flow curves. The size of DRX grain（d） was also formulated as a function of the Zener- Hollomon parameter. This study suggests that DRX behavior of AZ61 can be predicated from plastic process parameters.     

Purification technology of AZ91 magnesium alloy wastes

1　INTRODUCTIONBecausemagnesiumalloyhastheadvantagesoflowdensity ,highspecificstrengthandrigidity ,ex cellentdampingeffect,goodtolerancetoimpact ,ex cellentmachinabilityandpolishingability[1,2 ] ,itiswidelyusedinthefieldsofautomobilemanufactur ing ,aviationandspaceflight,communication ,opticinstrumentsandcomputermanufacturing[35] .How ever ,theyieldofmagnesiumalloyislowinthepro ductionofdiecasting .Atpresent ,theutilizationra tiocanonlybeabout 30 % 5 0 % .Intheprocessofdiecasting ,alargeq…     

Feasibility of Al−TiC coating on AZ91 magnesium alloy by TIG alloying method for tribological application

An attempt was made to improve the surface properties of the AZ91 Mg alloy through surface alloying of a mixture of Al and TiC with the help of TIG arc as heat source. The microstructural evolution of the alloyed layer on the AZ91 alloy was analysed through SEM and XRD technique. The micro-hardness and the dry sliding wear behaviour were assessed by Vickers micro-hardness tester and pin-on-disc wear test setup, respectively. It is revealed that almost uniform alloyed layer forms on the AZ91 alloy substrate for a specific current and scan speed employed in the present experiments. The alloyed layer exhibits hardness value up to 305 HV_0.25, and almost negligible wear as compared to the as-received AZ91 alloy substrate.