Microstructure and mechanical properties of cryorolled AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets with different initial textures

• Published in: International journal of minerals, metallurgy and materials Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 827 - 834
• Main Authors: Luo, Jin-ru, Yan, Ya-qiong, Zhang, Ji-shan, Zhuang, Lin-zhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing 01.07.2016; Springer Nature B.V; State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
• Subjects: Ambient temperature; AZ31镁合金板材; Ceramics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Composites; Corrosion and Coatings; Ductility; Electron backscatter diffraction; Glass; Internal energy; Magnesium; Magnesium alloys; Magnesium base alloys; Materials Science; Mechanical properties; Metal sheets; Metallic Materials; Microstructure; Natural Materials; Rolling direction; Surfaces and Interfaces; Tensile stress; Tensile tests; Texture; Thin Films; Tribology; X-ray diffraction; 力学性能; 单轴拉伸试验; 微观结构; 扫描电子显微镜; 显微组织; 电子背散射衍射; 织构; twinning; magnesium alloy; microstructure; cryorolling; mechanical properties
• ISSN: 1674-4799; 1869-103X
• DOI: 10.1007/s12613-016-1297-x

AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets with different strong textures were cryorolled at the liquid-nitrogen temperature to the strain of 4% and 8%. The microstructure and texture of the rolled sheets were investigated via scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, electron backscatter diffraction（EBSD）, and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. The mechanical properties of the sheets were tested through in-plane uniaxial tensile tests at ambient temperature. The tensile stress was exerted in the rolling direction（RD） and transverse directions（TD）. The microstructural and textural evolutions of the alloy during cryorolling were investigated. Due to active twining during rolling, the initial texture significantly influenced the microstructural and textural evolutions of the rolled sheets. A {10 12} extension twin was found as the dominated twin-type in the cryorolled samples. After cryogenic rolling, the ductility of the samples decreased while the strength increased. Twinning also played an important role in explaining the mechanical differences between the rolled samples with different initial textures. The samples were significantly strengthened by the high stored energy accumulated from cryorolling.