Recrystallization mechanisms, grain refinement, and texture evolution during ECAE processing of Mg and its alloys
Abstract
This article presents key findings from a study of the microstructural evolution and grain size refinement of equal-channel angular extrusion (ECAE)-processed Mg and Mg-based alloys. Firstly, we delineate the experimental trends and material characteristics of grain size distribution and texture of as-cast pure Mg and rolled AZ31B which were processed via ECAE. We then identify and describe the primary controlling mechanisms of dynamic recrystallization (DRX) and twinning and how their interaction affects the overall refinement process. Secondly, using preliminary results from ongoing studies of other Mg-based model binary and ternary systems, with access to precipitation hardening mechanisms, we present new opportunities and beneficial outcomes that could affect and control the material's microstructural properties. Thirdly, we provide a summary of prior and concurrent modeling and simulation efforts that capture and emulate the experimentally observed trends of DRX and illustrate their predictive capability. We then, within a Materials-by-Design and Optimization framework, conclude with implications for future developments in Mg alloy research.
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© 2021 Elsevier. Received 1 May 2021, Revised 9 September 2021, Accepted 14 September 2021, Available online 7 October 2021. The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the financial and technical support from Center for Materials under Extreme Dynamic Environment (CMEDE). Research was sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and was accomplished under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-12-2-0022. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation herein. We, the undersigned, declare that this manuscript is original, has not been published before and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere. We confirm that the manuscript has been read and approved by all named authors and that there are no other persons who satisfied the criteria for authorship but are not listed. We further confirm that the order of authors listed in the manuscript has been approved by all of us. We understand that the Corresponding Author is the sole contact for the Editorial Process. The authors declare no conflict of interest.Additional details
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