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Hardness homogeneity and micro-tensile behavior in a magnesium AZ31 alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing

Hardness homogeneity and micro-tensile behavior in a magnesium AZ31 alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing
Hardness homogeneity and micro-tensile behavior in a magnesium AZ31 alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing
A magnesium AZ31 alloy was processed by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) at a temperature of 473 K using a die with a channel angle of 110°. The results show that an ultrafine-grained (UFG) microstructure is achieved with good hardness homogeneity after processing through 4 or more passes of ECAP. After 8 passes of ECAP, a grain size of ~1.0 ?m was achieved. Measurements show that the average value of the microhardness increases with increasing numbers of ECAP passes. The mechanical properties were evaluated using micro-tensile testing with specimens cut perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the ECAP billets. These tests were conducted at room temperature and at 423 and 473 K and the results demonstrate a potential for using the UFG AZ31 alloy for applications in micro-forming technology.
equal-channel angular pressing, hardness, homogeneity, magnesium alloy, micro-tensile testing
0921-5093
108-114
Xu, Jie
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Shirooyeh, Mahmood
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Wongsa-Ngam, Jittraporn
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Shan, Debin
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Guo, Bin
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Langdon, Terence G.
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Xu, Jie
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Shirooyeh, Mahmood
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Wongsa-Ngam, Jittraporn
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Shan, Debin
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Guo, Bin
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Langdon, Terence G.
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Xu, Jie, Shirooyeh, Mahmood, Wongsa-Ngam, Jittraporn, Shan, Debin, Guo, Bin and Langdon, Terence G. (2013) Hardness homogeneity and micro-tensile behavior in a magnesium AZ31 alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 586, 108-114. (doi:10.1016/j.msea.2013.07.096).

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Abstract

A magnesium AZ31 alloy was processed by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) at a temperature of 473 K using a die with a channel angle of 110°. The results show that an ultrafine-grained (UFG) microstructure is achieved with good hardness homogeneity after processing through 4 or more passes of ECAP. After 8 passes of ECAP, a grain size of ~1.0 ?m was achieved. Measurements show that the average value of the microhardness increases with increasing numbers of ECAP passes. The mechanical properties were evaluated using micro-tensile testing with specimens cut perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the ECAP billets. These tests were conducted at room temperature and at 423 and 473 K and the results demonstrate a potential for using the UFG AZ31 alloy for applications in micro-forming technology.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 16 August 2013
Published date: 1 December 2013
Keywords: equal-channel angular pressing, hardness, homogeneity, magnesium alloy, micro-tensile testing
Organisations: Engineering Mats & Surface Engineerg Gp

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Local EPrints ID: 359496
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/359496
ISSN: 0921-5093
PURE UUID: 73d32807-7c9e-4f47-91fc-6438f1eba3a9
ORCID for Terence G. Langdon: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-9250

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Date deposited: 05 Nov 2013 11:09
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:13

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Author: Jie Xu
Author: Mahmood Shirooyeh
Author: Jittraporn Wongsa-Ngam
Author: Debin Shan
Author: Bin Guo

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