Mechanical Properties of Extruded and ECAP Processed Magnesium Alloy AZ91 at Elevated Temperature

Abstract:

In this paper tensile properties at elevated temperature of extruded AZ91 magnesium alloy and the same alloy further processed by ECAP (exECAP) are compared. The tensile tests were performed at room temperature and for the temperature range of 100 to 300 °C. Loading speed 2 mm/min was used for the tests. At room temperature mechanical properties except elongation were slightly higher for extruded material yet still very similar to properties of exECAPed material. Overall trend of properties evolution with increasing temperature was also similar but the decrease of strength or the increase of elongation and reduction of area respectively is more intensive for exECAPed material. Elongation of exECAPed material exceeded elongation of extruded material more than twice at 300 °C and with value of ~260% this alloy exhibited pseudosuperplastic behavior.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 891)
• Pages: 366-371
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.891.366
• Online since: March 2017
• Authors: Roman Štěpánek*, Libor Pantělejev, Ehsan Mostaed, Maurizio Vedani
• Keywords: AZ91, Elevated Temperature, Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP), Superplasticity, Tensile Properties

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