Significant disparity of non-basal dislocation activities in hot-rolled highly-textured Mg and Mg-3Al-1Zn alloy under tension

Zhao, Dexin; Ma, Xiaolong; Srivastava, Abhinav; Turner, Griffin; Karaman, Ibrahim; Xie, Kelvin Y.

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116691

Significant disparity of non-basal dislocation activities in hot-rolled highly-textured Mg and Mg-3Al-1Zn alloy under tension

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 2021 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116691· OSTI ID:1767154

Zhao, Dexin ^[1]; Ma, Xiaolong ^[2]; Srivastava, Abhinav ^[1]; Turner, Griffin ^[1]; Karaman, Ibrahim ^[1]; Xie, Kelvin Y. ^[1]

Texas A & M University
BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

It is well-established that Mg-3Al-1Zn (AZ31) alloy exhibits much better tensile ductility than pure Mg. However, the underlying mechanisms for such difference still remain relatively unexplored at the dislocation level. In this work, we deformed hot-rolled highly-textured pure Mg and AZ31 samples with similar initial microstructures (i.e., grain size and texture) under tension along the rolling direction. Apparent shear banding was only observed in the pure Mg samples from the early stage of the deformation. Shear bands could act as easy paths for crack propagation, leading to low ductility in pure Mg. Apparent shear banding was not noted in deformed AZ31 samples. We then investigated the deformation mechanisms at the dislocation level using transmission electron microscopy. Systematic tilting experiments and statistical analyses of multiple grains at different strain levels revealed a significant disparity of non-basal dislocation activities between pure Mg and AZ31. For pure Mg, dislocations were activated since the early stage of plastic deformation. For AZ31, dislocations were mostly absent at all strain levels, even in the strain-to-failure samples. Non-basal dislocations, including prismatic and pyramidal dislocations, were observed. The promotion of the non-basal dislocation activities and the suppression of dislocations in AZ31 are expected to offer more sustainable hardening, which could elucidate the absence of apparent shear banding and much-improved ductility in AZ31 compared to pure Mg.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1767154

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-159301

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Vol. 207

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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