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Deformation modes and anisotropy in magnesium alloy AZ31

  • Bevis Hutchinson , Matthew R. Barnett , Alireza Ghaderi , Pavel Cizek and Ilchat Sabirov
Published/Copyright: June 11, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 100 Issue 4

Abstract

A strongly textured sheet of magnesium alloy AZ31 has been subjected to tensile testing at temperatures between ambient and 300 °C. Structures have been examined by optical and transmission electron microscopy and also by atomic force microscopy to quantify surface displacements seen at grain boundaries. Plastic anisotropy varies strongly with test temperature as was observed previously by Agnew and Duygulu. The present findings do not support the view that crystallographic <c + a> becomes a major contributor to deformation at higher temperatures. Rather, the material behaviour reflects an increasing contribution from grain boundary sliding despite the relatively high strain rate (10– 3 s– 1) used in the mechanical tests.

Keywords: Magnesium; Texture; Anisotropy; Slip systems; Grain boundary sliding
* Correspondence address, Prof. Bevis Hutchinson, Swerea-Kimab, PO Box 55970, SE-10216 Stockholm, Sweden, Tel.: +46 8 440 4888, Fax: +46 8 440 4535, E-mail:

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Received: 2008-8-25
Accepted: 2009-1-1
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2009-04-01

© 2009, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110070
Keywords for this article
Magnesium; Texture; Anisotropy; Slip systems; Grain boundary sliding

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  5. Feature
  6. Interface Migration in Metals (IMM):“Vingt Ans Après” (Twenty Years Later)
  7. Basic
  8. On the solute-defect interaction in the framework of a defactant concept
  9. A new model of dynamic recovery for Stage III of pure fcc metals without cross slip
  10. Sequence of distinct microyielding stages of the monocrystalline nickel-base superalloy CMSX-6 at high temperatures
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  12. Recrystallization initiated by low-temperature grain boundary motion coupled to stress
  13. Sub-grain boundary mobilities during recovery of binary Al–Mn alloys
  14. Concentration phase transition associated with grain boundary segregation in systems with restricted solubility
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