Mechanical properties and anisotropy of AZ31 alloy sheet processed by flat extrusion container

作者:Yang Qingshan; Jiang Bin*; Dai Jiahong; Li Ruihong; Pan Fusheng
来源:Journal of Materials Research, 2013, 28(9): 1148-1154.
DOI:10.1557/jmr.2013.51

摘要

The microstructure evolution and mechanical responses are investigated in uniaxial tensile test performed on AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets processed by the flat extrusion container. A novel emphasis based on the texture was used to estimate the relative magnitude of hardening effects related to the deformation twinning. The anisotropic behavior of the sheets is sensitive to the orientation of the crystals with respect to the loading direction. This is ascribed to the effect of the initial texture and the activation of their relative critical resolved shear stresses on slip and twinning. The increased accumulated hardening increases the twin nucleation stress. The deformation twinning significantly induces an asymmetry in the yield behavior. Moreover, it remarkably prolongs the slope of the stage II in the working hardening curve. An accepted notion is proposed that the preferential activity of deformation twinning exerts a significant effect on mechanical anisotropy during tension.