Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Superplasticity of Mg-Zn-Y alloy containing quasicrystal phase processed by equal channel angular pressing

  • M. Y. Zheng*
  • , S. W. Xu
  • , K. Wu
  • , S. Kamado
  • , Y. Kojima
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Nagaoka University of Technology

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) has been conducted on as-cast Mg-4.3 wt.%Zn-0.7 wt.%Y Mg alloy containing quasicrystal phase at a temperature of 623 K. After 8 ECAP passes, the grain size of the as-cast alloy is decreased from ∼ 120 to ∼ 3.5 μm, and the coarse eutectic quasicrystal phases are broken and dispersed in the alloy. Tensile testing has been performed on the ECAPed Mg-Zn-Y alloy at temperatures of 523 K and 623 K with initial strain rates from 1.5 × 10- 3 to 1.5 × 10- 4 s- 1. The ECAPed alloy exhibits a maximum elongation of about 600% when testing at 623 K using an initial strain rate of 1.5 × 10- 4 s- 1. Grain boundary sliding is considered to be the dominant deformation mechanism of the Mg-Zn-Y alloy in the temperature and strain-rate range investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4406-4408
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume61
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Equal channel angular pressing
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Mechanical properties
  • Microstructure
  • Quasicrystal
  • Superplasticity

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Superplasticity of Mg-Zn-Y alloy containing quasicrystal phase processed by equal channel angular pressing'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this