Analysis of Plastic Flow Instability During Superplastic Deformation of the Zn-Al Eutectoid Alloy Modified with 2 wt.% Cu

作者：Ramos Azpeitia Mitsuo^*; Elizabeth Martinez Flores E; Hernandez Rivera JoseLuis; Torres Villasenor Gabriel

来源：Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2017, 26(11): 5304-5311.

DOI：10.1007/s11665-017-2956-4

• mechanical characterization
• superplasticity
• thermo-mechanical processing

The aim of this work is to analyze the plastic flow instability in Zn-21Al-2Cu alloy deformed under 10(-3) s(-1) and 513 K, which are optimum conditions for inducing superplastic behavior in this alloy. An evaluation using the Hart and Wilkinson-Caceres criteria showed that the limited stability of plastic flow observed in this alloy is related to low values of the strain-rate sensitivity index (m) and the strain-hardening coefficient (gamma), combined with the tendency of these parameters to decrease depending on true strain (epsilon). The reduction in m and gamma values could be associated with the early onset of plastic instability and with microstructural changes observed as function of the strain. Grain growth induced by deformation seems to be important during the first stage of deformation of this alloy. However, when epsilon > 0.4 this growth is accompanied by other microstructural rearrangements. These results suggest that in this alloy, a grain boundary sliding mechanism acts to allow a steady superplastic flow only for epsilon < 0.4. For epsilon values between 0.4 and 0.7, observed occurrences of microstructural changes and severe neck formation lead to the supposition that there is a transition in the deformation mechanism. These changes are more evident when epsilon > 0.7 as another mechanism is thought to take over.

• 出版日期2017-11