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Microstructural and mechanical evolution of ZnAlAg superplastic alloy under large deformation conditions

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The Zn22Al4Ag alloy was studied to analyze the evolution through plastic deformation and static compression test. First, the master alloy comes from pure Zn, Al, and Ag elements; later, it rolled down to twelve passes. The microstructural characteristics were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Scilab algorithm image processing. Finally, static compression is carried out, including the as-cast, homogenized, and tempered conditions at different loads to measure microhardness. The SEM and XRD image analysis output a 97% plasticity increase in the Zn22Al4Ag alloy due to the rearrangement of the Al, ZnAl, and ZnAg3 phases, observing a phases homogenization from the sixth to the twelfth deformation pass. This deformation allowed the softening of the material as indicated by the microhardness results, relating this behavior to the inverse of the \(Hall-Petch\) relationship with hardness.

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This work has been carried out as part of a grant provided by CONACYT CATEDRAS 3219, at TECNM I.T. Morelia. Estancias Posdoctorales por México 2022, Número de CVU: 694083

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This work was supported by México, CONACYT CATEDRAS 3219 and Estancias Posdoctorales por México 2022, CVU: 694083.

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  1. Juan-Manuel Prado-Lázaro, Rocío Maricela Ochoa-Palacios, Jorge Alejandro Verduzco-Martínez, and Ignacio Alejandro Figueroa-Vargas contributed equally to this work.

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  1. IIMM, UMSNH, Francisco. J. Mújica, 58004, Morelia, Michoacán, México

    Juan-Manuel Prado-Lázaro & Jorge Alejandro Verduzco-Martínez

  2. TECNM/I.T.Morelia, CONACYT, Av. Tecnológico No.1500, 58120, Morelia, Michoacán, México

    Israel Aguilera-Navarrete

  3. Posgrado en Ciencia de los Materiales, TECNM/I.T.Saltillo, Blvd. V. Carranza, 25280, Saltillo, Coahuila, México

    Rocío Maricela Ochoa-Palacios

  4. IMR, UNAM, Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Mexico City, México

    Ignacio Alejandro Figueroa-Vargas

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Juan-Manuel Prado-Lázaro, Israel Aguilera-Navarrete, Rocío Maricela Ochoa-Palacios, Jorge Alejandro Verduzco-Martínez, and Ignacio Alejandro Figueroa-Vargas. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Juan-Manuel Prado-Lázaro, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Prado-Lázaro, JM., Aguilera-Navarrete, I., Ochoa-Palacios, R.M. et al. Microstructural and mechanical evolution of ZnAlAg superplastic alloy under large deformation conditions. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 129, 3331–3339 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-12442-6

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