Papers by Author: Gang Chen

Abstract: Compression tests of Mg-13Al-3Ca-3Zn-1Nd-0.2Mn Magnesium alloy as-extruded had been performed in the compression temperature range from 200°C to 400°C and the strain rate range from 0.001 s−1 to 10 s−1 and the flow stress data obtained from the tests were used to develop the power dissipation map, instability map and processing map. The most unsuitable zones in the power dissipation map including 200°C - 315°C and 0.01s^-1 - 0.1s-1 zone, 315°C - 400°C and 0.001s^-1 - 0.01s^-1 zone and 340°C - 360°C and 0.32 s^-1 - 0.56 s^-1 zone. The most unsuitable zones in the instability map are 310°C - 400°C, 0.001s^-1 to 0.56 s^-1 zone and 330°C - 400°C, 1s^-1 to 10 s^-1 zone. The most suitable temperature range is 330°C - 400°C and most optimal strain rate ranges are 1 s^-1 - 10 s^-1 and 0.001s^-1 - 0.56 s^-1.

Abstract: The deformation behavior and constitutive equation of Mg-4Al-3Ca-1.5Zn-1Nd-0.2Mn alloy were investigated using hot compression tests at the temperatures range of 200, 250, 300, and 350°C with the constant strain rates of 0.001, 0.01, 0.1 And1 s-1. The influence of strain was also incorporated in the constitutive equation by considering the effects of strain on material constants which are consist of A, α, β, n and activation energy Q. The predicted flow stress curves using the proposed constitutive equations well agree with the experimental results of the flow stress for experimental Alloy.

Abstract: Mechanical properties of Al-12Zn-2.4Mg-1.2Cu alloy extruded sheet were investigated by tensile tests. Microstructures were investigated by optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The result shows that no matter in the L direction or in the T direction, the tensile strength and yield strength decrease with the increasing of the extrusion temperature in different states. The tensile strength and yield strength in the L direction are higher than in the T direction at different extrusion temperatures and different treatment states. When temperature is 340°C, the highest tensile strength is 780 MPa and the highest yield strength is 753 MPa in the two-stage solution and two-stage aging state. The reason for the higher mechanical properties are in the L direction in different states is mainly depend on the distribution direction of the grains.

Abstract: The effect of different hydrostatic extrusion ratios on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the ZK60 magnesium alloys were investigated. The results showed that, the major deformation mechanism of the alloy is twinning at room temperature, which resulted in that the tensile strengthen and hardness of the extruded alloy improved greatly. With deformation ratio increasing, the ultimate tensile strengthen and hardness are linearly increased, with the functions of Y= 4.2X+358.3 and Y=2.3X +73.69, respectively. And the maximum tensile strength and hardness of the extruded alloy are 383 MPa and 87HB, respectively. But the elongation decreases obviously, the minimum decreasing degree is 50%. With the deformation ratio increasing, the tendency of elongation rate increased as an “M” model.