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Enhanced Tensile Properties of Mg Sheets by a Unique Thermomechanical Processing Method

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A unique thermomechanical processing method combining fast rolling with large thickness reduction and short-time annealing (FR-STA) was developed to produce lower-cost magnesium (Mg) sheets with improved tensile properties. Sheets of Mg-3Al-1Zn-0.3Mn (wt pct) and Mg-1Zn-0.2Nd-0.2Zr (wt pct) were produced by FR incorporating large thickness reduction, exhibiting enhanced strength and improved ductility relative to slow rolling with small thickness reduction after STA.

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We thank the Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy and are grateful to the financial support from the Australian Research Council and Baosteel Company.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia

    Mingzhe Bian (Research Fellow), Zhuoran Zeng (Research Fellow), Nick Birbilis (Professor) & Jian-feng Nie (Professor)

  2. Research Institute (R & D Centre), Baosteel Group Corporation, Shanghai, 201900, P.R. China

    Shiwei Xu (Chief Scientist) & Weineng Tang (Scientist)

  3. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia

    Christopher H. J. Davies (Professor)

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Bian, M., Zeng, Z., Xu, S. et al. Enhanced Tensile Properties of Mg Sheets by a Unique Thermomechanical Processing Method. Metall Mater Trans A 47, 5709–5713 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3777-z

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