Achieving ultra-high strength in Mg-Gd-Ag-Zr wrought alloy via bimodal-grained structure and enhanced precipitation
Achieving ultra-high strength in Mg-Gd-Ag-Zr wrought alloy via bimodal-grained structure and enhanced precipitation
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通过双峰晶粒结构和强化析出实现 Mg-Gd-Ag-Zr 变形合金的超高强度
DOI:
10.1016/j.jmst.2020.04.031
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发表时间:
2020-10-01
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10.9
通讯作者:
Peng, Liming
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作者:
Zhang, Yu;Rong, Wei;Peng, Liming
Mg-13.1Gd-1.6Ag-0.4 Zr (wt%) alloy was either iso-thermally extruded at 350 degrees C or differential-thermally extruded with respectively pre-heated billet at 500 degrees C and die at 350 degrees C. The iso-thermal extrusion leads to a near fully recrystallized structure and a [0001]//ED (extrusion direction) texture. In contrast, the differential-thermally extruded alloy develops a bimodal-grained structure composed of fine equiaxed recrystallized grains and coarse elongated unrecrystallized grains with a < 01 (1) over bar0 >//ED texture. The differential-thermally extruded alloy has a higher number density of precipitates after post-extrusion ageing than that of the iso-thermally extruded counterpart. Moreover, precipitation in the differential-thermally extruded alloy is further enhanced with cold rolling before ageing. Finally, the alloy obtains room temperature tensile yield strength of 421 MPa and ultimate tensile strength of 515 MPa via differential-thermal extrusion, cold rolling and ageing, mainly ascribed to the coupled strengthening from the bimodal-grained structure and enhanced precipitation. Strength of the alloy is noticeably higher than those of Mg-Gd(-Y)-Ag extruded alloys with similar compositions reported previously and is comparable to those of other high-strength Mg wrought alloys. The findings suggest that differential-thermal extrusion plus strain ageing is a suitable approach for achieving high strength in age-hardenable Mg alloys. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The editorial office of Journal of Materials Science & Technology.