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Deformation Mechanisms of AZ31 Magnesium alloy

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A detailed investigation of the deformation mechanisms plays an important role for a better understanding of texture evolution and anisotropic behavior of magnesium wrought alloys. Therefore, room temperature deformation tests of AZ31 hot rolled sheets and extruded bars have been performed. The experimental tensile textures of the rolled sheets show a reorientation resulting in a {0001}〈101;¯0〉 main component.

The results were compared with simulations using a viscoplastic self-consistent model to gain further information about deformation mode activities, texture evolution and mechanical properties. Thereby three simulation sets were executed: The first set included the results of both the rolled sheets and the extruded bars, while the others considered the results separately.

Based on the simulations, it will be demonstrated that the activity of the basal, prismatic, pyramidal slip and the twinning mode is required to achieve comprehensive results for the mechanical properties as well as for the texture evolution.

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  1. Inst. of Materials Science and Technology, Hamburg University of Technology, 21073, Hamburg, Germany

    T. Ebeling, Ch. Hartig, T. Laser & R. Bormann

  2. Inst. for Materials Research, GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany

    R. Bormann

  3. Magnesium Innovation Centre MagIC, GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, D-21502, Geesthacht, Germany

    M. R. Nürnberg

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  1. Materials Science Division, U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), USA

    Suveen N. Mathaudhu B.S.E., Ph.D. (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor) (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA

    Suveen N. Mathaudhu B.S.E., Ph.D. (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor) (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor)

  3. The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Alan A. Luo (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor of Integrated Systems Engineering, Vice Chair of TMS Light Metals Division and SAE Materials Division and the Chair of SAE Non-Ferrous Metals Committee) (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor of Integrated Systems Engineering, Vice Chair of TMS Light Metals Division and SAE Materials Division and the Chair of SAE Non-Ferrous Metals Committee)

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Ebeling, T., Hartig, C., Laser, T., Nürnberg, M.R., Bormann, R. (2016). Deformation Mechanisms of AZ31 Magnesium alloy. In: Mathaudhu, S.N., Luo, A.A., Neelameggham, N.R., Nyberg, E.A., Sillekens, W.H. (eds) Essential Readings in Magnesium Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48099-2_53

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