On the High Formability of AZ31-0.5Ca Magnesium Alloy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Materials and Characterization
2.2. VPSC Modeling
3. Results
3.1. Formability
3.2. Microstructure and Texture
3.3. Mechanical Performance
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloy | Al | Zn | Ca | Si | Mn | Fe | Cu | Mg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AZ31 | 2.99 | 0.73 | - | 0.024 | 0.20 | 0.0026 | 0.0003 | Bal. |
AZ31-0.5Ca | 3.12 | 0.76 | 0.5 | 0.023 | 0.31 | 0.0042 | 0.0012 | Bal. |
Load (kN) | Punch Size (mm) | Punch Speed (mm/s) | Specimen Size (mm) | Specification |
---|---|---|---|---|
350 | 20 | 0.33 | 90 × 90 | ISO 20482 |
Alloy | Tensile Direction | YS (MPa) | UTS (MPa) | UE (%) | TE (%) | n | r | ravg | Δr |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AZ31 | RD | 176 | 275 | 24 | 32 | 0.2 | 2.34 | 2.3 | 0.72 |
45° | 161 | 272 | 22 | 29 | 0.17 | 2.7 | |||
TD | 171 | 283 | 23 | 27 | 0.21 | 1.62 | |||
AZ31-0.5Ca | RD | 147 | 248 | 31 | 38 | 0.28 | 0.71 | 0.6 | 0.16 |
45° | 125 | 237 | 30 | 35 | 0.27 | 0.52 | |||
TD | 139 | 251 | 30 | 32 | 0.26 | 0.69 |
Alloy | Deformation Mode | τ0 | τ1 | θ0 | θ1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AZ31 | <a> basal slip | 49 | 8 | 122 | 35 |
<a> prismatic slip | 108 | 31 | 155 | 11 | |
<a + c> pyramidal slip | 311 | 76 | 88 | 18 | |
Tension twin | 6 | 97 | 109 | 25 | |
AZ31-0.5Ca | <a> basal slip | 57 | 9 | 115 | 62 |
<a> prismatic slip | 91 | 37 | 148 | 8 | |
<a + c> pyramidal slip | 305 | 44 | 64 | 22 | |
Tension twin | 15 | 185 | 110 | 55 |
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Masood Chaudry, U.; Hoo Kim, T.; Duck Park, S.; Sik Kim, Y.; Hamad, K.; Kim, J.-G. On the High Formability of AZ31-0.5Ca Magnesium Alloy. Materials 2018, 11, 2201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112201
Masood Chaudry U, Hoo Kim T, Duck Park S, Sik Kim Y, Hamad K, Kim J-G. On the High Formability of AZ31-0.5Ca Magnesium Alloy. Materials. 2018; 11(11):2201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112201
Chicago/Turabian StyleMasood Chaudry, Umer, Tae Hoo Kim, Sang Duck Park, Ye Sik Kim, Kotiba Hamad, and Jung-Gu Kim. 2018. "On the High Formability of AZ31-0.5Ca Magnesium Alloy" Materials 11, no. 11: 2201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112201