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Effect of texture on deformation mode in magnesium and AZ61 alloy
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Sułkowski, Bartosz
The effect of the initial texture on the deformation mode and mechanical properties was studied in magnesium and its AZ61 alloy. Both materials had a very similar initial texture. Two cases were investigated: samples with a texture where the basal slip system was blocked, and samples having a texture where the basal slip system was allowed to activate. The samples were deformed by compression at room temperature at a strain rate of 10?3 s?1. It was found that the initial texture had a very strong impact on the deformation mode in magnesium, however, there was no effect of the initial texture on the deformation mode in the case of AZ61. The investigations were compared to simulations of texture evolution using the Taylor model. From the simulations, the Taylor factor and slip system activity were obtained. It was found that, in the case of magnesium, twinning or slip (both basal and non-basal) are the two main deformation modes, while in the case of AZ61, slip is the only main deformation mechanism despite the initial texture. The impact of the initial texture is discussed in more detail in the present study.
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Structure and properties of hot-rolled and annealed AZ61 magnesium alloy
(2017) Sułkowski, Bartosz
Magnesium alloy AZ61 was processed by hot rolling up to a large thickness reduction (~89%) in several routes with intermediate annealing. The hot rolling process was conducted at 450°C and at a 1.5 s−1 strain rate. The structure and texture evolution as well as the mechanical properties during processing were investigated. The structure studies showed that, during the hot-rolling process, a large number of twins formed, which had an impact on the mechanical properties of the hot-rolled samples. After annealing for 15 minutes, the twins were no longer observed in the annealed samples, causing a significant decrease in hardness. Moreover, an investigation of the hardness showed that annealing for 15 minutes did not remove all of the hardening effects nor did the hardness of the annealed samples decrease to the value before hot rolling. The texture investigations showed that the texture of the hot-rolled samples was a typical basal-type texture. However, the basal pick was split into two tilted towards the rolling direction (RD). The texture changed during annealing while the new strong texture components evolved. The annealing led to an increased intensity of <1010>{1120} texture component and enhanced ductility. It was concluded that the texture changes observed in the present investigations may lead to the enhanced ductility of magnesium alloys and, therefore, help us design a deformation scheme for magnesium alloys consisting of several thermomechanical routes.