Three commercial Al-Mg alloys containing 3 wt.% to 6 wt.% of Mg (AlMg3,
AlMg4.5Mn and AlMg6Mn) were subjected to different forming processes: shear
spinning and cold rolling. The effect of Mg content and reduction in
thickness on the tensile properties and microstructure evolution of Al-Mg
alloys were studied. Both optical (OM) and transmission electron microscopy
(TEM) were used for the microstructure characterization. The results show
that the addition of Mg in these alloys increases the yield strength (YS) and
ultimate tensile strength (UTS) in both cold rolled and spun specimens. The
strength of all Al-Mg alloys after shear spinning was lower compared to the
strength after cold rolling for the same strain. This effect was attributed
to the occurrence of dynamic recovery during shear spinning and confirmed by
transmission electron microscopy.