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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
Volume 735, Issue -, Pages 275-287Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2018.08.053
Keywords
Gradient structure; Magnesium alloy; Mechanical properties; Strain hardening; Slip transmission
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [51304061]
- NCST Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
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Surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) was employed to produce gradient structures in AZ31B Mg alloy samples with two different initial textures. The structure of both samples can be regarded as an integration of two main layers: the severely deformed layer exhibited dramatic grain refinement to nano- and submicron-scale with weakened and randomized textures; the less deformed layer exhibited the inherited coarse grains with increased dislocation density, possessing the similar texture with the sample prior to SMAT. All the samples containing different layer constituents cut from the SMAT alloys showed remarkable increase of strength compared to the original Mg alloy. However, the two integral SMAT samples with different initial textures exhibited marked difference in uniform elongation (UE) during tension. That was attributed to the different strain hardening behaviors influenced by the deformation coordination and strain partitioning between layers with different orientation relationships. The 0 degrees oriented SMAT sample showed no macroscopic strain transfer or slip transmission across layers, which was hard to cause dislocation accumulation throughout the whole thickness of the layered sample. That resulted in a limited strain hardening and UE. However, the favored orientation relationship between layers of the 45 degrees oriented SMAT sample facilitated the strain transfer and slip continuity across the layers. That generated a dynamically migrating interface during tension, which allowed the dislocations accumulating over the whole sample volume. This caused a pronounced strain hardening and sustained UE to an appreciable value.
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