Calcium and zirconium as texture modifiers during rolling and annealing of magnesium–zinc alloys

Journal Article · Sun Mar 15 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · Materials Characterization

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATCHAR.2015.02.002· OSTI ID:22476059

Bohlen, Jan; Wendt, Joachim; Nienaber, Maria; Kainer, Karl Ulrich; Stutz, Lennart; Letzig, Dietmar

Rolling experiments were carried out on a ternary Mg–Zn–Ca alloy and its modification with zirconium. Short time annealing of as-rolled sheets is used to reveal the microstructure and texture development. The texture of the as-rolled sheets can be characterised by basal pole figures with split peak towards the rolling direction (RD) and a broad transverse angular spread of basal planes towards the transverse direction (TD). During annealing the RD split peaks as well as orientations in the sheet plane vanish whereas the distribution of orientations tilted towards the TD remains. It is shown in EBSD measurements that during rolling bands of twin containing structures form. During subsequent annealing basal orientations close to the sheet plane vanish based on a grain nucleation and growth mechanism of recrystallisation. Orientations with tilt towards the TD remain in grains that do not undergo such a mechanism. The addition of Zr delays texture weakening. - Highlights: • Ca in Mg–Zn-alloys contributes to a significant texture weakening during rolling and annealing. • Grain nucleation and growth in structures consisting of twins explain a texture randomisation during annealing. • Grains with transverse tilt of basal planes preferentially do not undergo a grain nucleation and growth mechanism. • Zr delays the microstructure and texture development.

• OSTI ID: 22476059
• Journal Information: Materials Characterization, Journal Name: Materials Characterization Vol. 101; ISSN 1044-5803; ISSN MACHEX
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ANNEALING
BACKSCATTERING
CALCIUM ADDITIONS
DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
MICROSTRUCTURE
MODIFICATIONS
RECRYSTALLIZATION
TEXTURE
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
ZINC ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM ADDITIONS