Texture evolution in high-pressure torsion processing

H Azzeddine, D Bradai, T Baudin… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the severe plastic deformation processing (SPD) of materials, high-pressure torsion
(HPT) is known to induce considerable amounts of plastic strain and crucial grain refinement …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing plastic deformability of Mg and its alloys—A review of traditional and nascent developments

KK Alaneme, EA Okotete - Journal of magnesium and alloys, 2017 - Elsevier
Mg and its alloys have continued to attract interest for several structural and super-sensitive
applications because of their light weight and good combination of engineering properties …

Phase transformations in an ultralight BCC Mg alloy during anisothermal ageing

T **n, S Tang, F Ji, L Cui, B He, X Lin, X Tian, H Hou… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Mg-Li-Al alloys with a body-centred cubic (BCC) structure can exhibit exceptional
specific strengths in combination with excellent ductility and corrosion resistance. In general …

Twenty-five years of ultrafine-grained materials: Achieving exceptional properties through grain refinement

TG Langdon - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Twenty-five years ago, in 1988, there appeared a classic description of the application of
severe plastic deformation (SPD) to bulk solids in order to achieve exceptional grain …

[HTML][HTML] Applying multi-pass friction stir processing to refine the microstructure and enhance the strength, ductility and corrosion resistance of WE43 magnesium alloy

AR Eivani, M Mehdizade, S Chabok, J Zhou - journal of materials research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnesium alloys have many unique properties, mostly benefitting from the low density of
magnesium. However, they are not competitive, when compared with other lightweight …

Evidence for exceptional low temperature ductility in polycrystalline magnesium processed by severe plastic deformation

RB Figueiredo, S Sabbaghianrad, A Giwa, JR Greer… - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
An investigation was conducted to examine the mechanical behavior and microstructure
evolution during deformation of ultrafine-grained pure magnesium at low temperatures …

Microstructure and anisotropic mechanical behavior of the high-strength and ductility AZ91 Mg alloy processed by hot extrusion and multi-pass RD-ECAP

B Xu, J Sun, Z Yang, L **ao, H Zhou, J Han… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A high strength, good ductility and cost-effective Mg alloy is highly desirable for the light-
weighting application. Here, a combined processing route of hot extrusion with multi-pass …

Grain refinement and mechanical behavior of a magnesium alloy processed by ECAP

RB Figueiredo, TG Langdon - Journal of materials science, 2010 - Springer
Equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is an effective tool for refining the grain structure of
magnesium alloys and improving the ductility at moderate temperatures. However, grain …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure and mechanical properties of curved AZ31 magnesium alloy profiles produced by differential velocity sideways extrusion

W Zhou, J Lin, TA Dean - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight curved profiles are widely utilised in the transportation industry considering the
increasing need for improving aerodynamic efficiency, aesthetics and cutting emissions. In …

Mechanisms for enhanced plasticity in magnesium alloys

SQ Zhu, HG Yan, XZ Liao, SJ Moody, G Sha, YZ Wu… - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
We have recently reported that a high strain-rate rolling process is effective for producing
strong and ductile Mg alloy sheets. Here we elucidate the fundamental mechanisms that are …