The Texture Effect on the Dynamic Fracture Properties of Magnesium Alloy AZ31B

Abstract:

In this work, Mode I dynamic fracture experiments are conducted on pre-cracked three point bending specimens by using modified split-Hopkinson pressure bar. Two sets of specimens with different initial textures are considered here: one set of the specimens are machined from a hot rolled AZ31B Mg alloy plate with a bigger grain size. The others are treated by four pass of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) after they are cut from the initial material. They are with the finer grain size. Digital image correlation (DIC) technique is used to determine the strain contours around the crack tip and electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD) is employed to analyze the texture evolution after tests. It is found that the dynamic fracture toughness of finer grain specimen is higher than that of coarse grain specimen. The fracture toughness of both sets of specimens is enhanced by increasing the loading rates. Texture analysis shows the formation of tensile twinning in the ligament ahead of the crack tip in the coarse grain specimen but no sign in fine grain specimen. The brittle features e. g. cleavage planes and twinning lamellas are observed on the fracture surface of coarse grain specimen by scanning electron microscope (SEM). However, the relative ductile features such as micro-voids surrounding by tear ridges present on the fracture surface of fine grain specimen.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 715)
• Pages: 74-79
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.715.74
• Online since: September 2016
• Authors: Xia Yu, Yu Long Li*, Tao Li
• Keywords: AZ31B, Dynamic Fracture Toughness, Hopkinson Bar, Tensile Twinning

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