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Microstructure Evolution and Tensile Properties of Forged Mg-Zn-Zr Alloys: Effects of Zr Microalloying

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Mg-Zn-Zr wrought alloys have been widely developed for lightweight applications. Zr microalloying contributes to remarkable grain refinement during solidification and bimodal microstructure via forging. To obtain an optimum Zr content for a balance between cost and mechanical property, it is necessary to understand the influence of varied Zr addition levels on the microstructure and mechanical property of the final forged product. In the present study, two levels of Zr addition (nominally 0.40 wt.% and 0.60 wt.%) were added to a Mg-3 wt.% Zn alloy to investigate the effect of varied Zr contents on the microstructures under as-cast, as-forged and tensile-strained conditions, as well as the uniaxial tensile properties of the as-forged alloy. The as-forged microstructures comprise fine dynamic recrystallized (DRXed) grains and coarse deformed (unDRXed) domains, which become more refined with the Zr content increasing from ~ 0.43 wt.% to ~ 0.67 wt.%. The microstructural change caused by the increased Zr addition has minor impact on 0.2% proof stress but remarkably improves both uniform and post-uniform elongations, for which the underlying mechanisms have been discussed.

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The authors acknowledge the experimental assistance from Mr. Jinlong Zhu from GM China Science Lab. G.Z. acknowledges the funding from National Natural Science Foundation of China (51904352), and Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department, China (22A0004). W. Sun is grateful for the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University.

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    Guang Zeng, Hu Yao & Wei Sun

  2. China Science Lab, General Motors Global Research and Development, Shanghai, 201206, China

    Hongyi Zhan, Congjie Wang & Jianfeng Wang

  3. CITIC Dicastal Co. Ltd., Qinhuangdao, 066000, China

    Lixin Huang, Meng Li & Jingru Shen

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Zeng, G., Yao, H., Sun, W. et al. Microstructure Evolution and Tensile Properties of Forged Mg-Zn-Zr Alloys: Effects of Zr Microalloying. JOM 75, 3041–3054 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-023-05902-7

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