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Magnesium alloys

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Grain Refinement Vs. Crystallographic Texture: Mechanical Anisotropy In A Magnesium Alloy, D. C. Foley, M. Al-Maharbi, K. T. Hartwig, I. Karaman, L. J. Kecskes, S. N. Mathaudhu Apr 2011

Grain Refinement Vs. Crystallographic Texture: Mechanical Anisotropy In A Magnesium Alloy, D. C. Foley, M. Al-Maharbi, K. T. Hartwig, I. Karaman, L. J. Kecskes, S. N. Mathaudhu

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A magnesium alloy was subjected to severe plastic deformation via an unconventional equal channel angular extrusion route at decreasing temperatures. This method facilitates incremental grain refinement and enhances formability by activating dynamic recrystallization in the initial steps and suppressing deformation twinning. Compression experiments in three orthogonal directions demonstrated high strength levels in the processed sample, up to 350 MPa in yield and 500 MPa in ultimate strengths. Notable flow stress anisotropy is correlated with the processing texture and microstructure.


Structure–Property Relations Of Cyclic Damage In A Wrought Magnesium Alloy, J. D. Bernard, J. B. Jordon, M. F. Horstemeyer, H. El Kadiri, J. Baird, Dabid Lamb, Alan A. Luo Jan 2010

Structure–Property Relations Of Cyclic Damage In A Wrought Magnesium Alloy, J. D. Bernard, J. B. Jordon, M. F. Horstemeyer, H. El Kadiri, J. Baird, Dabid Lamb, Alan A. Luo

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The fatigue properties of an extruded Mg–3Al–0Mn magnesium alloy component were evaluated experimentally. Fully reversed, strain control fatigue tests were conducted on specimens extracted from regions with a varying grain size and texture. Scanning electron microscopy was employed to establish structure–property relations between microstructure and cyclic damage. Relations were drawn between microstructural features such as particle size, grain size, initial Taylor factor and the number of cycles to failure.