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Improvement of mechanical properties of magnesium alloy ZK60 by integrated extrusion and equal channel angular pressing

Orlov, Dmitry LU orcid ; Raab, George ; Lamark, Torbjorn T. ; Popov, Mikhail and Estrin, Yuri (2011) In Acta Materialia 59(1). p.375-385
Abstract

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of upscaling of severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques using an integrated process that combines conventional extrusion and equal channel angular pressing in a single processing step. The process was applied for production of magnesium ZK60 bars 16 mm in diameter and up to 4 m in length. The processed material exhibited an excellent balance of strength and tensile ductility. It had a yield strength of 310 MPa and the ultimate tensile strength of 351 MPa. The total elongation of 17.1% was about 2.5 times and the reduction in area of 42.5% was more than 10 times larger than the corresponding values in the as-received condition. A transition from brittle to ductile fracture suggesting a change in... (More)

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of upscaling of severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques using an integrated process that combines conventional extrusion and equal channel angular pressing in a single processing step. The process was applied for production of magnesium ZK60 bars 16 mm in diameter and up to 4 m in length. The processed material exhibited an excellent balance of strength and tensile ductility. It had a yield strength of 310 MPa and the ultimate tensile strength of 351 MPa. The total elongation of 17.1% was about 2.5 times and the reduction in area of 42.5% was more than 10 times larger than the corresponding values in the as-received condition. A transition from brittle to ductile fracture suggesting a change in the deformation mechanisms was also found in the material processed by the integrated SPD technique. Analysis of microstructure and texture of the SPD-processed bars showed that this excellent combination of strength and ductility can be attributed to the synergy of fine-grained microstructure and favorable texture promoting basal slip (in concert with non-basal slip), yet not to an extent that strength is sacrificed. The possibility to produce long bars of ZK60 with exceptionally good mechanical properties in a "semi-continuous" process is a promising opportunity for the transfer of severe plastic deformation processing to industrial manufacturing scale.

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Equal channel angular pressing, Extrusion, Magnesium alloys, Mechanical properties, Microstructure
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Acta Materialia
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11 pages
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Elsevier
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1359-6454
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10.1016/j.actamat.2010.09.043
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  author       = {{Orlov, Dmitry and Raab, George and Lamark, Torbjorn T. and Popov, Mikhail and Estrin, Yuri}},
  issn         = {{1359-6454}},
  keywords     = {{Equal channel angular pressing; Extrusion; Magnesium alloys; Mechanical properties; Microstructure}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{375--385}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Acta Materialia}},
  title        = {{Improvement of mechanical properties of magnesium alloy ZK60 by integrated extrusion and equal channel angular pressing}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2010.09.043}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.actamat.2010.09.043}},
  volume       = {{59}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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