AZ31镁合金挤出板降温热轧的组织和织构的演变

研究AZ31镁合金挤出板坯在降温热轧过程中的组织和织构的演变规律.结果表明:退火前滑移和孪生是主要的变形机制和取向硬化机制;退火后长条晶的滑移和细小等轴晶晶界扩散迁移的共同作用成为主要的变形机制;随着压下量的增大,析出物开始破碎和分散,压下量在70%～80%之间时,基面织构组分的取向密度存在突变最大值,形成硬取向较强的{0001}基面织构,软化退火能大幅减弱硬取向;通过一道67%大压下量和一次软化退火可顺利地将AZ31镁合金轧制成厚0.5 mm的薄板.     

The Microstructure,Texture and Mechanical Properties of the Rolled Al/Mg/Al Clad Sheets

Two types of three-layered Al/Mg/Al clad sheets were fabricated by hot rolling. The first (sheet A) underwent a single pass with a small rolling reduction of 33% and the second (sheet B) underwent four passes with a large rolling reduction of 71%, and both were subsequently annealed at 200 °C for 1 h. Microstructural examination and tensile tests on the fabricated sheets revealed that 17.8-μm-thick intermetallic compound layers (IMCLs) appeared at AZ31/5052 interfaces in sheet B while none were observed in sheet A. The AZ31 layers in sheets A and B exhibited basal textures with intensities of 15.1 and 9.8, respectively, and only sheet A exhibited tensile twins (TTs) in the AZ31 layer. Recrystallization resulting in grains was preferred near the AZ31/5052 interface and the intersections between TTs. Owing to its larger rolling reduction, more extensive recrystallization was observed in the sheet B component layers than in sheet A. Sheet B exhibited better mechanical properties with a much higher ultimate tensile strength (UTS) than sheet A (230 versus 102 MPa) and a slightly larger elongation (19 versus 17%).This indicates that texture intensities and the extent of recrystallization of component layers have a significant effect upon the mechanical properties of clad sheets.     

Microstructure and texture evolution of AZ31 magnesium alloy during rolling

The production of magnesium alloy sheets normally involves several processing stages including hot rolling,cold rolling and intermediate annealing.The microstructure and texture evolution of AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets in different processing states were investigated by optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction technique.It is found that the microstructure of hot-rolled sheets is dominated by recrystallized equiaxed grains,while that of cold-rolled sheets is dominated by deformation twins.With final annea...     

Effect of plane strain on microstructures and texture, through the reduction ratio of AZ31 Mg alloy

Structural evolution of warm-rolled AZ31 alloy sheets was investigated with respect to various reduction ratios. In order to examine the effect of rolling pass on deformation of the sheet, one-pass rolling was applied to the AZ31 alloys for various 6/1/2011reduction ratios. When the applied reduction ratio was ∼85% of the initial thickness, significant grain refinement and texture development were achieved with dynamic recrystallization. Moreover, with the increase of the rolling reduction ratio from 30% to 85%, the warm rolled sheets exhibit plane strain mode displaying uniform 〈0 0 0 1〉//ND basal textures throughout the whole sheet thickness. The two-dimensional finite element method simulation showed that the current lubrication rolling results in a uniform plane strain deformation through the whole warm rolled sheet.     

AZ31变形镁合金轧制工艺初探

研究了板坯加热温度、退火温度以及冷轧道次加工率对AZ31变形镁合金轧制能力的影响.结果表明,当加热温度为350℃,轧制速度为0.4m/s时,AZ31镁合金板材的热轧道次极限加工率可以达到34.62%(无裂纹)和59.23%(无表面裂纹);将热轧态板材分别在250℃～350℃温度,退火40min后,板材显微组织中晶粒大小均匀,维持在5μm～6μm水平;板材具有良好的综合力学性能,其抗拉强度为:230Pa～240MPa,屈服强度为:135MPa～175MPa,延伸率为:12%～15%.当采用350℃×40min退火后,板材在冷轧道次加工率为5%～10%时,总加工率可以达到40%以上.     

AZ31镁合金差温热轧过程的晶粒细化

实验研究了经不同道次差温热轧AZ31镁合金的金相组织,结合对轧制过程,尤其是轧件温度场的数值模拟结果,分析了AZ31镁合金差温热轧过程晶粒细化机制与主要影响因素,获得了通过轧制过程动态再结晶,使轧材晶粒尺寸随轧制道次增加,而持续细化的工艺参数,并制备出平均晶粒尺寸为5μm左右的细晶AZ31镁合金板材。     

脉冲电流轧制对AZ31镁合金微观组织与力学性能的影响

对比研究脉冲电流轧制工艺与温轧工艺对AZ31镁合金板材的力学性能、织构、微观组织与沉淀相等方面的影响。结果表明：脉冲电流具有促进冷轧AZ31镁合金低温再结晶能力的作用。脉冲电流轧制后的镁合金板材组织由细小的等轴再结晶粒与析出相构成,没有发现孪晶组织,并且完全再结晶,原始晶粒均被细小的再结晶晶粒取代,再结晶晶粒内的位错密度低。而温轧镁合金组织则由稍拉长变形孪晶、粗大的再结晶晶粒和析出相构成,再结晶的晶粒内位错密度高。两种轧制方式下的镁合金析出相均为Mg17Al12。脉冲电流轧制后镁合金的织构具有典型基面织构的特征,而脉冲电流轧制镁合金的织构则出现横向偏转;脉冲电流轧制后镁合金的屈服强度与伸长率均比温轧镁合金的大,但抗拉强度正好相反。     

同步和异步轧制AZ31镁合金板材的织构及力学性能

采用同步轧制(NR)和异步轧制(AR)工艺对AZ31镁合金挤压板材进行了轧制,研究了轧制过程中组织和织构的演化,以及总压下量和异步比对轧材组织、织构和力学性能的影响。结果表明,在压下量为3%～15%的范围内,同步轧制与异步轧制板材在晶粒尺寸以及均匀性上有相似的变化趋势。轧制过程中,在变形初期,随压下量的增加,孪晶数量不断增加,孪晶使同步轧制与异步轧制板材中晶粒取向都发生偏转,即C轴趋向于垂直于法向(ND),从而使初始挤压板材的丝织构强度减弱;而当压下量达到24%时,孪晶大量减少或消失。在压下量为3%～24%的范围内,同步轧制对板材力学性能的影响并不明显,峰值应变呈交替变化;异步轧制板材在压下量达到24%左右时,表现出了良好的塑性变形能力,抗拉强度达到309MPa,峰值应变达到0.163。     

Effect of deformation mode,dynamic recrystallization and twinning on rolling texture evolution of AZ31 magnesium alloys

In order to obtain quantitative relationship between (0002) texture intensity and hot rolling conditions, conventional rolling experiments on AZ31 magnesium alloys were performed with 20%–40% reductions and temperatures within the range of 300–500 °C. Shear strain and equivalent strain distributions along the thickness of the rolled sheets were calculated experimentally using embedded pin in a rolling sheet. Rolling microstructures and textures in the sheet surface and center layers of the AZ31 alloys were measured by optical microscopy (OM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD). Effects of the rolling strain, dynamic recrystallization (DRX) and twinning on the texture evolution of the AZ31 alloys were investigated quantitatively. It is found that the highest (0002) basal texture intensities are obtained at a starting rolling temperature of 400 °C under the same strain. Strain–temperature dependency of the (0002) texture intensity of the AZ31 alloy is derived.     

Texture evolution of extruded AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets

The evolution of texture during the annealing and hot rolling process of extruded AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets was studied. There are two kinds of texture components in the extruded AZ31 sheets. One is {0002}<1-010> and the other is {1-010}<1-120>. The {0002}<1-010>component predominates. After annealing at 723 K for 3 h, both {0002}<1-010> and {1-010}<1-120> components are strengthened moderately. This indicates that grains with both two components mentioned above grow faster than those with other orientations. The {1-010}<1-120> component disappears and the intensity of {0002}<1-010> component decreases significantly after hot rolling with a 30% reduction at 623 K. This is mainly attributed to rotational dynamic recrystallization (RDX) during the hot rolling.     

Microstructure and temperature monitoring during the hot rolling of AZ31

This study details the microstructural evolution during hot rolling of AZ31 alloy sheet using a pilot-scale rolling mill. The aim is to understand the deformation mechanisms leading to grain refinement under industrial processing conditions and to design and optimize the hot rolling schedule for AZ31 in order to produce sheet with a fine and homogeneous microstructure. The study examined three different hot rolling temperatures, 350, 400, and 450°C, and two rolling speeds, 20 and 50 rpm. A total thickness reduction of 67% was obtained using multiple passes, with reductions of either 15% or 30% per pass. It was found that the microstructure of the AZ31 alloy was sensitive to the rolling temperature, the reduction (i.e., strain) per pass and the rolling speed (i.e., strain rate). The results show that the large cast grain structure is broken down by segmentation of the cast grain through localized deformation in twin bands, where dynamic recrystallization occurs in these bands as well as at the grain boundaries (necklacing).     

Influence of anisotropy of the magnesium alloy AZ31 sheets on warm negative incremental forming

Single point incremental forming of the magnesium alloy AZ31 sheets, which were fabricated by hot extrusion, slab + hot/cold rolling, strip-casting rolling and cross-rolling, respectively, was investigated at elevated temperatures. The results show that the anisotropy of the sheets fabricated by casting slab + hot/cold rolling and cross-rolling is not remarkable, and the formability is improved significantly. The circular, square and rotary cone parts were performed with satisfactory surface quality and without any microcracks successfully, and which is superior to those of the extruded sheet and the one-way rolled sheet. Therefore, anisotropy of the sheets has remarkable effects on the surface quality of the formed parts, and the effect becomes weakened with increasing temperature. It is proposed that cross-rolling sheet is much more suitable for warm SPIF process.     

AZ31镁合金交叉轧制塑性应变有限元模拟分析

镁合金板材的各向异性会受板材塑性应变的影响.采用交叉轧制工艺研究了镁合金板材上任一点塑性应变的变化规律.应用Deform-3D 软件,通过改变压下制度,对AZ31镁合金交叉轧制过程中的塑性应变进行了有限元模拟.研究结果表明,等道次等压下量时交叉轧制的各道次塑性应变量的差值比单向轧制的要小,说明交叉轧制工艺能够减小镁合金板材的各向异性.     

镁合金薄板连续铸轧技术研究

优质超薄的镁合金宽幅薄板市场需求巨大,但镁合金的室温塑性加工能力较差,水平连铸生产的镁合金薄板存在缺陷。本文通过对AZ31镁合金薄板连续铸轧技术研究,得出水平连铸后二次冷却是非常有效的控制晶粒尺寸的方法,改善了连铸镁板质量。轧前经预热处理和多道次轧制,可以使晶粒形成动态再结晶,使晶粒细化,是取得良好薄板的先决条件。经过连续铸轧可以得到优质超薄超宽的镁合金薄板带材。     

镁合金热连轧过程数值模拟

针对镁合金热连轧过程中已发生边裂的问题,采用ANSYS变形热力耦合数值分析法,对 AZ31镁合金板在350℃、0．5 m·s-1轧制速度下的三道次连轧过程进行了有限元模拟,并应用LS-DYNA后处理器对轧制过程中镁板不同部位的温度、应力分别进行了分析,并对模拟结果进行实验验证。研究结果表明：热连轧过程中,首道次镁板温降值较大,而且不同位置的温降幅值不同;此外,轧制过程中镁板边部中心层应力始终大于中部表层应力值。轧制过程中温度的不均匀变化以及边部应力集中使得镁合金在热连轧过程中易于发生边裂。     

AZ31B镁合金热拉伸流变应力研究

针对不同加工方法制备的AZ31B镁合金薄板,利用热拉伸试验机和金相显微镜对其在不同温度和变形速率下的流变应力进行了实验研究。结果表明,变形温度和变形速率对热拉伸时镁合金的流变应力有显著影响,峰值流变应力随应变速率的降低和变形温度的升高而降低。峰值流变应力随板材的厚度增加而发生变化,低温时厚度效应较为明显。退火处理对冷轧板的峰值流变应力影响较小,冷轧板可直接用于热加工成形。峰值流变应力变化规律:挤压板>热轧板>冷轧板。     

退火温度对大变形热轧AZ31镁合金板材力学性能的影响

采用热挤压态AZ31变形镁合金板坯,研究了退火温度对大变形热轧AZ31变形镁合金板材力学性能的影响.结果表明:随着退火温度的升高,变形镁合金板材的抗拉强度和屈服强度减小,伸长率呈线性增加趋势,硬度和杯突值均降低.变形镁合金板材的力学性能与其晶粒尺寸和组织均匀性密切相关.     

Influence of rolling route on microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy during asymmetric reduction rolling

Four different routes of asymmetric reduction rolling were conducted on AZ31 magnesium alloy to investigate their effect on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties. Route A is the forward rolling; while during routes B and C the sheets are rotated 180° in rolling direction and normal direction, respectively; route D is the unidirectional rolling. The strain states of rolled sheets were analyzed by the finite element method, while the microstructure and texture were observed using optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and electron back-scattered diffraction techniques, and the mechanical properties were measured by tensile test. The results show that route D produced the largest effective strain. Compared with other samples, sample D exhibited a homogeneous microstructure with fine grains as well as a weak and tilted texture, in corresponding, it performed excellent tensile properties, which suggested that route D was an effective way to enhance the strength and plasticity of AZ31 sheet.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of a basal textured AZ31 magnesium alloy cryorolled at liquid-nitrogen temperature

A strongly basal textured AZ31 magnesium alloy were cryorolled at liquid-nitrogen temperature at various strains. The microstructure and texture of the rolled sheets have been investigated using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction. The microstructural and textural evolutions of the AZ31 magnesium alloy during cryorolling have been discussed. A lot of twins were observed in the rolled sheets. The influence of strain on the twin types and variant selection during cryorolling for the magnesium alloy has been discussed quantitatively based on the orientation data collected using EBSD. The influence of the twins on the microstructural and textural evolutions for the AZ31 magnesium alloy during cryorolling has also been discussed. The mechanical properties of the cryorolled sheets were tested by uniaxial tensile tests at the ambient temperature with a strain rate 10^-3s^-1 in the tensile direction respectively along the rolling and transverse directions of the rolled sheets. The relationships between the mechanical properties and microstructure of the cryorolled sheets have been discussed in the present work. The active twinning during rolling at that cryogenic temperature has been found to play an important role in influencing the microstructure, texture, as well as the mechanical properties of the AZ31 magnesium alloy.     

AZ31镁合金板材等径角轧制变形规律研究

对等径角轧制过程中AZ31镁合金板材的应力应变状态进行了分析,采用有限元对不同通道间隙下板材的应变状态进行了模拟,研究了不同通道间隙下镁合金板材晶粒取向的演变规律及其对晶粒取向的影响。结果表明,在等径角轧制过程中,板材在模具转角处受到剪应力和压应力的作用;随通道间隙的增加,板材的变形由剪切变形演变为剪切+弯曲变形,甚至弯曲变形;由于剪应力的作用,AZ31镁合金板材的晶粒取向由普通轧制所形成的基面取向转变为等径角轧制后的非基面取向,随着剪切变形量的减小,基面沿轧制方向的偏转角度也逐渐减小。