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Research on AZ80+0.4%Ce (wt %) Ultra-Thin-Walled Tubes of Magnesium Alloys: The Forming Process, Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties

Journal

METALS
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/met9050563

Keywords

ultra-thin-walled magnesium alloy tubes; multi-pass variable wall thickness extrusion; twinning; DRX; hardness

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [51775520, 51675492]
  2. Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province [201801D121106]

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Ultra-thin-walled tubes of magnesium alloys have received more and more attention in producing precision components for medical devices. Therefore, thin-walled tubes with high quality are desperately needed. In this study, the process of multi-pass variable wall thickness extrusion was carried out on an AZ80 + 0.4%Ce Mg alloy with up to five passes-one-pass backward extrusion and four-pass extension-to fabricate the seamless thin-walled tube with an inside diameter of 6.0 mm and a wall thickness of 0.6 mm. The average grain size decreased from 46.3 mu m to 8.9 mu m at the appropriate deformation temperature of 350 degrees C with the punch speed of 0.1 mm/s. X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the Vickers hardness (HV) tester were utilized to study the phases, microstructure, and hardness evolution. It can be observed that low deformation temperatures (240 degrees C and 270 degrees C) and low strain (1 pass extrusion and 1 pass extension) lead to twins that occupy the grains to coordinate deformation, and a slip system was activated with the accumulation of strain. The results of the Vickers hardness test showed that twinning, precipitation of second phases, twinning dynamic recrystallization (TDRX), and work hardening were combined to change the hardness of tubes at 240 degrees C and 270 degrees C. The hardness reached 93 HV after the third pass extension without annealing at 350 degrees C.

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