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Evolution of Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Deformation Behavior of 1561 Alloy with Trace Er

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In this paper, the effects of Er element on the microstructure, mechanical properties, texture and deformation properties of 1561 alloy were characterized by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, mechanical properties testing and first-principles calculation. The results reveal that the addition of 0.12%Er reduces the grain size of as-cast alloy by 23% compared with that 295 μm without Er. The tensile strength and yield strength of cold-rolled alloy with 0.12%Er are elevated by 3.8 and 4.0%, respectively. Al3Er can act as heterogeneous nucleation points, and its uniformly distributed within the grain can effectively impede the propagation of movable dislocations during deformation and recrystallization, which can increase the recrystallization temperature and uniformly dispersing deformation. However, the Al3Er phase exhibits brittleness, which will reduce the toughness of the alloy. For the PLC effect, the alloy containing Er has higher stress drop ∆σ and reloading time ∆t. The increase in strain rate can distinctly reduce ∆σ and ∆t. Therefore, conducting an adjustment of the processing rate of Al-Mg alloy appropriately in production is beneficial to the uniform deformation of the workpiece.

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The authors would like to thank the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFB3504401), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52271094, U1708251) and the Key Research and Development Program of Liaoning, China (2020JH2/10700003).

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    Xiangjie Wang, Zhaoxi Song, Fang Yu, Chao Zhang, Chengcheng Chen, Lingfei Yang & Jianzhong Cui

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    Xiangjie Wang, Zhaoxi Song, Fang Yu, Chao Zhang, Chengcheng Chen, Lingfei Yang & Jianzhong Cui

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Wang, X., Song, Z., Yu, F. et al. Evolution of Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Deformation Behavior of 1561 Alloy with Trace Er. J. of Materi Eng and Perform (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-08978-z

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