Recrystallization and mechanical properties of WE43 magnesium alloy processed via cyclic expansion extrusion

作     者：Soheil Amani Ghader Faraji 

作者机构：School of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering University of Tehran 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》 (矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第25卷第6期

页      面：672-681页

核心收录：

学科分类：080503[工学-材料加工工程] 08[工学] 080502[工学-材料学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0802[工学-机械工程] 080201[工学-机械制造及其自动化] 

主　　题：severe plastic deformation (SPD) grain refinement mechanical properties WE43 microhardness deformation behavior 

摘      要：In this study, cyclic expansion extrusion（CEE）, as a relatively new severe plastic deformation（SPD） process, is applied to a rare earth（RE） containing Mg alloy WE43. The effects of the processing temperature and the number of passes are also investigated. The results showed that dynamic recrystallization（DRX） occurred after CEE processing at 400°C, and a bimodal structure with ultrafine DRXed grains surrounded the unrecrystallized grains. However, the DRX at 330°C was retarded because of the existence of RE elements. The tensile tests showed that a simultaneous increase in the strength and the ductility of WE43 is obtained after CEE processing at 400°C via two passes. Furthermore, the highest ultimate tensile strength of 440 MPa was achieved after the second pass of CEE at 330°C, and the highest ductility of 21% was attained after the second pass of CEE at 400°C. The microhardness measurements showed that the hardness increased from HV 80 to HV 114 and HV 98 after two passes of CEE processing at 330 and 400°C, respectively. In conclusion, increasing the processing passes could increase the mechanical properties and the volume fraction of the recrystallized grains. Moreover, increasing the temperature reduced the strength and the microhardness even if the elongation increased.