Effects of Extrusion-Shear and Direct Extrusion on the Plastic Deformation of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy

Abstract:

Based on characteristics of direct extrusion for magnesium alloy seamless tube and continuous equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) of tubes, a new composite extrusion process of tubes including direct extrusion and many steps ECAP was invented firstly, which are shorten for TES process in this paper. A three-dimensional finite element thermo-mechanical coupled model and conditions for TES process were established. The extrusion process and cumulative strains evolution during TES process were simulated. The results show that TES process can improve the cumulative strains significantly. The microstructures observations of longitudinal sections for tubes fabricated by direct extrusion and TES process were carried out. It was found that when the extrusion temperature was 400°C, and extrusion ratio was 8.4 and the channel angle was 150°, TES process can refine the microstructures of tubes effectively.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 913)
• Pages: 176-181
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.913.176
• Online since: February 2018
• Authors: Hong Jun Hu*, Zhao Sun, Ding Fei Zhang
• Keywords: Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP), Extrusion Force, Microstructure, TES Process, Wrought Magnesium Alloy

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