The Role of the Nd/Zn Ratio on the Stability of Mg-Zn-Nd Clusters and the Evolution of Texture in Two Mg-Zn-Nd Alloys during Annealing

Abstract:

Texture evolution in two magnesium alloys, Mg-4%Zn-1%Nd and Mg-1%Zn-1%Nd (weight percentage), was studied after rolling and the subsequent isothermal annealing. The finish rolling was completed in a single pass with a thickness reduction rate of ~30% at 100 °C and a rolling speed of 1000 m/min. After cooling to room temperature, the rolled samples were annealed at 350 °C for different annealing times. Upon annealing, the maximum intensity of the basal pole texture decreases as recrystallization progresses. In the Mg-1Zn-1Nd alloy (with a high Nd/Zn ratio), texture weakening is maintained even after complete recrystallization and grain coarsening, while in the Mg-4Zn-1Nd alloy, texture strengthening occurs after grain coarsening, and a single peak replaces the double split basal peaks. In the Mg-1Zn-1Nd alloy, grain coarsening is accompanied by a bimodal grain size distribution, whereas in the Mg-4Zn-1Nd alloy, the grain coarsening leads to a uniform grain size distribution. TEM investigations show the formation of the Zn and Nd rich clusters at early stage of annealing in both alloys. During recrystallization, these clusters were dissolved in the Mg-4Zn-1Nd alloy, but they are more stable in the Mg-1Zn-1Nd alloy. In our opinion, the formation of these stable clusters is one of the main factors for texture weakening of the Mg-Zn-RE alloys.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 879)
• Pages: 542-547
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.879.542
• Online since: November 2016
• Authors: Mehdi Sanjari, Amir Rezaei Farkoosh, Abu S.H. Kabir, Jing Su, In Ho Jung, Stephen Yue, Babak Shalchi Amirkhiz, You Liang He
• Keywords: Grain Boundary Segregation, Magnesium Alloy, Texture Evolution, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

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