Thermomechanical Processing of AZ31-3Ca Alloy Prepared by Disintegrated Melt Deposition (DMD)
Mg-3Zn-1Al (AZ31) alloy is a popular wrought alloy, and its mechanical properties could be further enhanced by the addition of calcium (Ca). The formation of stable secondary phase (Mg,Al)<sub>2</sub>Ca enhances the creep resistance at the expense of formability and, therefore, necessita...
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| author | Kamineni Pitcheswara Rao Kalidass Suresh Yellapregada Venkata Rama Krishna Prasad Manoj Gupta |
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| description | Mg-3Zn-1Al (AZ31) alloy is a popular wrought alloy, and its mechanical properties could be further enhanced by the addition of calcium (Ca). The formation of stable secondary phase (Mg,Al)<sub>2</sub>Ca enhances the creep resistance at the expense of formability and, therefore, necessitates the establishment of safe working window(s) for producing wrought products. In this study, AZ31-3Ca alloy has been prepared by the disintegrated melt deposition (DMD) processing route, and its hot deformation mechanisms have been evaluated, and compared with similarly processed AZ31, AZ31-1Ca and AZ31-2Ca magnesium alloys. DMD processing has refined the grain size to 2–3 μm. A processing map has been developed for the temperature range 300–450 °C and strain rate range 0.0003–10 s<sup>−1</sup>. Three working domains are established in which dynamic recrystallization (DRX) readily occurs, although the underlying mechanisms of DRX differ from each other. The alloy exhibits flow instability at lower temperatures and higher strain rates, which manifests as adiabatic shear bands. A comparison of the processing maps of these alloys revealed that the hot deformation mechanisms have not changed significantly by the increase of Ca addition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c217b714ef9d48e0acbb5a1f92d1cf662023-11-20T08:08:15ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522020-07-0110864710.3390/cryst10080647Thermomechanical Processing of AZ31-3Ca Alloy Prepared by Disintegrated Melt Deposition (DMD)Kamineni Pitcheswara Rao0Kalidass Suresh1Yellapregada Venkata Rama Krishna Prasad2Manoj Gupta3Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575, SingaporeMg-3Zn-1Al (AZ31) alloy is a popular wrought alloy, and its mechanical properties could be further enhanced by the addition of calcium (Ca). The formation of stable secondary phase (Mg,Al)<sub>2</sub>Ca enhances the creep resistance at the expense of formability and, therefore, necessitates the establishment of safe working window(s) for producing wrought products. In this study, AZ31-3Ca alloy has been prepared by the disintegrated melt deposition (DMD) processing route, and its hot deformation mechanisms have been evaluated, and compared with similarly processed AZ31, AZ31-1Ca and AZ31-2Ca magnesium alloys. DMD processing has refined the grain size to 2–3 μm. A processing map has been developed for the temperature range 300–450 °C and strain rate range 0.0003–10 s<sup>−1</sup>. Three working domains are established in which dynamic recrystallization (DRX) readily occurs, although the underlying mechanisms of DRX differ from each other. The alloy exhibits flow instability at lower temperatures and higher strain rates, which manifests as adiabatic shear bands. A comparison of the processing maps of these alloys revealed that the hot deformation mechanisms have not changed significantly by the increase of Ca addition.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/8/647thermomechanical processingmagnesium alloycalcium additiondisintegrated melt depositionprocessing mapformability |
| spellingShingle | Kamineni Pitcheswara Rao Kalidass Suresh Yellapregada Venkata Rama Krishna Prasad Manoj Gupta Thermomechanical Processing of AZ31-3Ca Alloy Prepared by Disintegrated Melt Deposition (DMD) Crystals thermomechanical processing magnesium alloy calcium addition disintegrated melt deposition processing map formability |
| title | Thermomechanical Processing of AZ31-3Ca Alloy Prepared by Disintegrated Melt Deposition (DMD) |
| title_full | Thermomechanical Processing of AZ31-3Ca Alloy Prepared by Disintegrated Melt Deposition (DMD) |
| title_fullStr | Thermomechanical Processing of AZ31-3Ca Alloy Prepared by Disintegrated Melt Deposition (DMD) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermomechanical Processing of AZ31-3Ca Alloy Prepared by Disintegrated Melt Deposition (DMD) |
| title_short | Thermomechanical Processing of AZ31-3Ca Alloy Prepared by Disintegrated Melt Deposition (DMD) |
| title_sort | thermomechanical processing of az31 3ca alloy prepared by disintegrated melt deposition dmd |
| topic | thermomechanical processing magnesium alloy calcium addition disintegrated melt deposition processing map formability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/8/647 |
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