Effect of rolling deformation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–Y–Nd–Al alloy

Abstract

In this paper, a low-cost and high-performance Mg–4Y–3Nd–1.5Al rolled magnesium rare earth alloy sheet was developed by a multi-pass rolling process. The effect of cumulative rolling deformation on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the alloy sheet was studied. It is found that with the increase of rolling passes, the proportion of dynamic recrystallisation grains increases, the grains are refined and the texture strength is weakened due to the combined effect of particle excitation nucleation mechanism and grain-boundary-induced nucleation mechanism. The results show that fine-grain strengthening and work hardening are the main reasons for the high strength of the alloy sheet. This experiment provides scientific guidance for developing fine-grained magnesium alloy sheets.

KEYWORDS:

• Mg–4Y–3Nd–1.5Al
• cumulative rolling deformation
• microstructure
• mechanical properties

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Funding

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51804090, 51971086), Heilongjiang Provincial Key Research and Development Program (GZ20210080), the University Nursing Program for Young Scholars with Creative Talents in Heilongjiang Province (UNPYSCT-2020184).