High Strain Rate Superplasticity and Microstructure Evolution in a Coarse-Grained Mg-Gd-Y-Zr Rolled Sheet

Abstract:

Superplasticity at high deformation rates is desirable in order to make superplastic forming more practical. High strain rate superplastic behavior and microstructure of the rolled Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy sheet were investigated. For the purposes, tensile tests at the strain rate of 0.01 s^-1 were conducted, which revealed that the sheet exhibited elongations of 180%~266%. Post-deforming microstructures were characterized by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, while crystallographic orientation information was obtained from macro-texture analysis. The results show that the high strain rate superplasticity was attributed to class-I creep accommodated by dynamic recrystallization. It is suggested from microstructural analysis results that the interaction between second phases and dislocation facilitated dynamic recrystallization. The macro-texture at the strain of 0.8 still exhibited some characteristics of the crystal rotation arising from dislocation slip despite the occurrence of DRX.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 900)
• Pages: 719-724
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.900.719
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Ying Zheng, Chang Ping Tang*, Yun Lai Deng
• Keywords: Hot Rolling, Mg-Gd-Y-Zr Alloy, Second Phases, Superplastic Mechanism, Texture

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