The electroplastic effect on the deformation and twinning behavior of AZ31 foils during micro-bending tests

• Published in: Materials letters Vol. 288; p. 129362
• Main Authors: Xiao, Xinwei, Xu, Shuai, Sui, Dashan, Zhang, Haiming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.04.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bend tests; Deformation effects; Deformation mechanisms; Electroplasticity; Evolution; Grain size; Heat treating; Magnesium alloys; Magnesium base alloys; Materials science; Metal foils; Metals and alloys; Microstructure; Twinning; Electroplasticity; Metals and alloys; Twinning; Microstructure; Magnesium alloys

•Miniature bending tests and ex-situ EBSD characterizations were employed to study the electroplastic effect of Mg alloy.•The electroplastic effect affects the Hall-Petch effect.•The electroplastic effect suppresses the activity of deformation twinning. Electric assisted (EA) plasticity is a promisi...