Effect of Strain Rate on Mechanical Behavior of Extruded AZ31B Magnesium Alloy under Tensile Deformation

Abstract:

Uni-axial tensile test was conducted at room temperature on a weak texture AZ31B magnesium alloy at different strain rate, from 2.8×10-5s-1 to 1.1×10-1s-1. The mechanical behavior was investigated. It was found that as strain rate is increased, flat character of the stress-strain curves can be found and {10-12} tension twinning is responsible for this phenomenon. The sample exhibites a brittle fracture at 1.1×10-1s-1 strain rate while exhibites a ductile fracture character at 2.8×10-5s-1 strain rate.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 560-561)
• Pages: 979-983
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.560-561.979
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Chang Jian Geng, Bao Lin Wu, Yan Dong Wang
• Keywords: Twinning, AZ31B Magnesium Alloy, Dislocation Slip, Stress-Strain Curve, Texture

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