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The Role of Quasi-static Strain Rate on the Mechanical Behaviour of WE43 Magnesium Alloy

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Recent Advances in Manufacturing and Thermal Engineering (RAMMTE 2022)

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Magnesium alloy WE43 has quickly become the material of choice for use in aviation, vehicles and medical implant technology. In this study, the influence of quasi-static loading rate on the mechanical characteristics of WE43-T5 at room temperature was investigated to see how it relates to those properties. Tensile and compression properties, along with optical microscopy, were recorded. When the rate of strain goes up from 3 × 10–5 to 1 × 10–3, the ultimate tensile strength and yield strength in tension increase by 28 and 65 per cent, respectively, whereas the ultimate compressive strength in compression increases by approximately 9 per cent. In both tension and compression, there is an asymmetry in yield stress. As strain rate rises, so does the rate of tension and compression hardening. It is also found that the strain hardening rate is reduced over the full spectrum of plastic deformation. Strain hardening causes a tension–compression imbalance in the plastic region. Compressive strain grows to 50% and tensile to 29% as the strain rate goes from 3 × 10–5/s to 1 × 10–3/s while decreasing the role of twinning in deformation.

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The first author would like to give his sincere thanks to Mr. Tahir Khan (Incharge, LAB, Mechanical engineering, Al-Kabir Polytechnic, Jamshedpur) and Mr. Mumtaz RIizwee (Lecturer, Al-Kabir Polytechnic, Jamshedpur) for his immense support and valuable suggestions.

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Rahman, A., Murtuja Hussain, M., Prasad, N. (2023). The Role of Quasi-static Strain Rate on the Mechanical Behaviour of WE43 Magnesium Alloy. In: Kumar, A., Zunaid, M., Subramanian, K.A., Lim, H. (eds) Recent Advances in Manufacturing and Thermal Engineering. RAMMTE 2022. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8517-1_28

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