scholarly journals Microstructure Features and Superplasticity of Extruded, Rolled and SPD-Processed Magnesium Alloys: A Short Review

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1766
Author(s):  
Abdul Malik ◽  
Umer Masood Chaudry ◽  
Kotiba Hamad ◽  
Tea-Sung Jun
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
High Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Solute Drag ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Boundary Sliding

In this study, an overview of microstructure features such as grain size, grain structure, texture and its impact on strain rate sensitivity, strain hardening index, activation energy and thermal stability for achieving superplasticity of Mg alloys are presented. The deformation behavior under different strain rates and temperatures was also elaborated. For high elongation to fracture grain boundary sliding, grain boundary diffusion is the dominant deformation mechanism. In contrast, for low-temperature and high strain rate superplasticity, grain boundary sliding and solute drag creep mechanism or viscous glide dislocation followed by GBS are the dominant deformations. In addition, the results of different studies were compared, and optimal strain rate and temperature were diagnosed for achieving excellent high strain rate superplasticity.

Strain-Rate Sensitivity Enhanced by Grain-Boundary Sliding in Creep Condition for AZ31 Magnesium Alloy at Room Temperature

2016 ◽  
Vol 838-839 ◽  
pp. 106-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Matsunaga ◽  
Hidetoshi Somekawa ◽  
Hiromichi Hongo ◽  
Masaaki Tabuchi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates ◽  
Boundary Sliding

This study investigated strain-rate sensitivity (SRS) in an as-extruded AZ31 magnesium (Mg) alloy with grain size of about 10 mm. Although the alloy shows negligible SRS at strain rates of >10-5 s-1 at room temperature, the exponent increased by one order from 0.008 to 0.06 with decrease of the strain rate down to 10-8 s-1. The activation volume (V) was evaluated as approximately 100b3 at high strain rates and as about 15b3 at low strain rates (where b is the Burgers vector). In addition, deformation twin was observed only at high strain rates. Because the twin nucleates at the grain boundary, stress concentration is necessary to be accommodated by dislocation absorption into the grain boundary at low strain rates. Extrinsic grain boundary dislocations move and engender grain boundary sliding (GBS) with low thermal assistance. Therefore, GBS enhances and engenders SRS in AZ31 Mg alloy at room temperature.

High-Temperature Deformation of Magnesium ElektronTM 43

2012 ◽  
Vol 735 ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Carpenter ◽  
Anthony J. Barnes ◽  
Eric M. Taleff
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Superplastic Forming ◽  
Solute Drag ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
High Temperature Deformation ◽  
Temperature Deformation ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Boundary Sliding

Complex sheet metal components can be formed from lightweight aluminum and magnesium sheet alloys using superplastic forming technologies. Superplastic forming typically takes advantage of the high strain-rate sensitivity characteristic of grain-boundary-sliding (GBS) creep to obtain significant ductility at high temperatures. However, GBS creep requires fine-grained materials, which can be expensive and difficult to manufacture. An alternative is provided by materials that exhibit solute-drag (SD) creep, a mechanism that also produces elevated values of strain-rate sensitivity. SD creep typically operates at lower temperatures and faster strain rates than does GBS creep. Unlike GBS creep, solute-drag creep does not require a fine, stable grain size. Previous work by Boissière et al. suggested that the Mg-Y-Nd alloy, essentially WE43, deforms by SD creep at temperatures near 400°C. The present investigation examines both tensile and biaxial deformation behavior of ElektronTM 43 sheet, which has a composition similar to WE43, at temperatures ranging from 400 to 500°C. Data are presented that provide additional evidence for SD creep in Elektron 43 and demonstrate the remarkable degree of biaxial strain possible under this regime (>1000%). These results indicate an excellent potential for producing complex 3-D parts, via superplastic forming, using this particular heat-treatable Mg alloy.

A Model for the Effects of Strain Rate and Temperature on the Deformation Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Metals

2011 ◽  
Vol 291-294 ◽  
pp. 1173-1177
Author(s):  
Zi Ling Xie ◽  
Lin Zhu Sun ◽  
Fang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Boundary Diffusion ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Dislocation Slip ◽  
Deformation Response ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Boundary Sliding

A theoretical model is developed to account for the effects of strain rate and temperature on the deformation behavior of ultrafine-grained fcc Cu. Three mechanisms, including dislocation slip, grain boundary diffusion, and grain boundary sliding are considered to contribute to the deformation response simultaneously. Numerical simulations show that the strain rate sensitivity increases with decreasing grain size and strain rate, and that the flow stress and tensile ductility increase with either increasing strain rate or decreasing deformation temperature.

Slip Induced Strain Rate Sensitivity for Superplastic Material?

2012 ◽  
Vol 735 ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hector Basoalto ◽  
Paul L. Blackwell
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Dislocation Slip ◽  
Microstructural Parameters ◽  
Sliding Mechanism ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Boundary Sliding

The conventional consensus has it that the magnitude of the strain rate sensitivity observed in superplastic materials is linked with grain boundary sliding. The grain boundary sliding mechanism is thought to theoretically produce a strain rate sensitivity exponent of 0.5, which is in good agreement with experimental data. The present paper argues that a rate sensitivity of 0.5 can be generated by dislocation slip under certain temperature and strain rate regimes that overlap with conditions representative of superplasticity. A physically based slip model that links the relevant microstructural parameters to the macroscopic strain rate is proposed.

The Effect of Grain Boundary Sliding and Strain Rate Sensitivity on the Ductility of Ultrafine-Grained Materials

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 677-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Q. Chinh ◽  
Tamás Csanádi ◽  
Jenő Gubicza ◽  
Ruslan Valiev ◽  
Boris Straumal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Room Temperature Ductility ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Boundary Sliding ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Materials ◽  
High Strain Rate Sensitivity

Most ultrafine-grained (UFG) materials produced by severe plastic deformation (SPD) exibit only limited ductility which is correlated with the low strain rate sensitivity (SRS) of these materials. Recently, it was demonstrated that SPD is capable of increasing the room temperature ductility of aluminum-based alloys attaining elongations up to 150%, together with relatively high strain rate sensitivity. In the present work, additional results and discussions are presented on the effect of grain boundary sliding (GBS) and SRS on the ductility of some UFG metals and alloys. The characteristics of constitutive equations describing the steady-state deformation process are quantitatively analyzed for a better understanding of the effects of grain boundaries and strain rate sensitivity.

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