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The effect of heat treatments on the microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the extruded magnesium alloy ME21

Dedicated to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Wollenberger on the occasion of his 80th birthday
  • Katrin Brömmelhoff , Michael Huppmann and Walter Reimers
Published/Copyright: May 18, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 102 Issue 9

Abstract

Heat treatments of the hot extruded magnesium alloy ME21 were performed at 400 °C – 550 °C and various annealing times. The evolution of the microstructure, the texture and the resulting mechanical properties were investigated. The heat treatments result in grain growth and in an intensification of the so-called rare earth texture. The grain coarsening results in a decrease in the yield strength according to the Hall – Petch relationship. The rare earth texture also contributes to a decrease in the yield strength due to the easy activation of basal slip systems. However, this texture improves the ductility at room temperature. The combination of large grain sizes, dissolved Mg12Ce precipitates and the rare earth texture delivers fracture strains up to  – 55 % under compression. The elongation under tension is less affected.

Keywords: Magnesium alloy; Extrusion; Heat treatment; Texture; Mechanical properties
∗ Correspondence address, Prof. Dr. Walter Reimers, TU Berlin, Metallische Werkstoffe, Sekr. BH 18, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, D-10587 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: +49 30 3142 2417, Fax: +49 30 3142 2996, E-mail:

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Received: 2010-12-14
Accepted: 2011-7-6
Published Online: 2013-05-18
Published in Print: 2011-09-01

© 2011, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110560
Keywords for this article
Magnesium alloy; Extrusion; Heat treatment; Texture; Mechanical properties

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