Affiliation:
1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
2. School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
Abstract
Conventional billet rolling is being widely used in magnesium (Mg) alloys products, but this method gives rise to biological and environmental problems. The advantages of the short process on sheet fabrication have been widely proved in Mg alloy twin-roll casting (TRC). In this study, an attempt is made to create high-performance Mg alloy sheets via multi-pass unidirectional and cross hot rolling (UR, CR) after TRC for purposes of lowering edge defects and energy consumption. Then, the microstructural and mechanical response of Ce when microalloying AZ31 was observed using UR and CR, respectively. The mechanism of the performance improvement after the AZ31 microalloying is disclosed. In addition, the effect of the rolling parameters on the microstructural and mechanical properties are discussed. Experimental results revealed that the homogenization effect of the AZ31-0.2Ce alloy was the best after being kept at 440 °C for 24 h. The CR-rolled sheet had a more uniform and finer microstructure in the horizontal and center, while for the UR-rolled sheet, it was the opposing edge microstructure. This research is expected to prepare and optimize the microstructural and mechanical properties of microalloying AZ31 in a sheet-rolling process, a material that has important theoretical significance and engineering application value.
Funder
Basic Research Program of Shanxi Province
Key Research and Development Program of Shanxi Province
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Taiyuan University of Science and Technology Scientific Research Initial Funding
Innovative Talents of Higher Education Institutions of Shanxi
Scientific and Technologial Innovation Programs of Higher Ed-ucation Institutions in Shanxi
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,General Chemical Engineering