Effect of Rolling Route on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Twin-Roll Casting AZ31 Mg Alloy Sheets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Route | σ0.2/MPa | σb/MPa | δf/% | δP/% |
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A | ||||
B | ||||
C |
Alloy | Grain Size (μm) | σ0.2/MPa | σb/MPa | δf/% | δP/% |
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AZ31 [14] | 10.2 | 161 | 272 | 19.7 | ~ |
AZ31 [24] | 10 | ~ | 273 | ~ | 8 |
AZ31 [25] | ~ | 250 | 295 | ~ | 16.2 |
AZ31B [26] | 7.2 | 167 | 263 | 25.8 | |
AZ31 [27] | ~ | 254 | 320 | ~ | 13.0 |
AZ31 [28] | ~ | 180 | 270 | 19% | ~ |
AZ31 [29] | 7.4 | 158 | 280 | 20.3 | ~ |
AZ31 [30] | 13 | 147 | 306 | 27.3 | ~ |
AZ31 [31] | 3~20 | 175 | 277 | ~ | 21 |
AZ31 [32] | 2.8 | 290 | ~310 | ~ | 23 |
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Luo, D.; Pan, Y.; Wang, H.-Y.; Zhao, L.-G.; Liu, G.-J.; Liu, Y.; Jiang, Q.-C. Effect of Rolling Route on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Twin-Roll Casting AZ31 Mg Alloy Sheets. Materials 2016, 9, 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9060433
Luo D, Pan Y, Wang H-Y, Zhao L-G, Liu G-J, Liu Y, Jiang Q-C. Effect of Rolling Route on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Twin-Roll Casting AZ31 Mg Alloy Sheets. Materials. 2016; 9(6):433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9060433
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuo, Dan, Yue Pan, Hui-Yuan Wang, Li-Guo Zhao, Guo-Jun Liu, Yan Liu, and Qi-Chuan Jiang. 2016. "Effect of Rolling Route on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Twin-Roll Casting AZ31 Mg Alloy Sheets" Materials 9, no. 6: 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9060433