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Uniaxial tensile and compressive tests were performed at room temperature on extruded AZ31 Mg alloy specimens and distinct tensile-compressive anisotropy was detected. Deformed specimens were examined and the results indicate that the generation of {10\(\bar 1\)2}〈10\(\bar 1\)1〉 twin is responsible for the mechanical anisotropy. A rate independent crystal plasticity model, which accounts for both slip and twinning, was developed for polycrystalline hexagonal close packed (HCP) materials. Model predictions for the stress-strain curves and texture evolution were in reasonable agreement with the experimental results. Specifically, the model captured the three stages of strain hardening for uniaxial-compression. By comparing stress-strain curves and texture evolution between model predictions and experimental measures, information about the dominant slip and twinning systems active at room temperature was deduced.
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Foundation item: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50821003), the National Basic Pre-Research Program of China (No. 2006CB708611), the Shanghai Science and Technology Projects (Nos. 07XD14016 and 10JC1407300) and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET-07-0545)
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Tang, Wq., Huang, Sy., Zhang, Sr. et al. Polycrystalline behavior analysis of extruded magnesium alloy AZ31. J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (Sci.) 18, 186–189 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-012-1295-8
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