Microstructure, Hot Deformation Behavior, and Textural Evolution of Mg-3Sn-2Al-1Zn-0.6Nd Alloy

Abstract

To prepare wrought magnesium alloys with excellent plastic deformation properties, Mg-3Sn-2Al-1Zn-0.6Nd alloys were prepared. A hot compression test of Mg-3Sn-2Al-1Zn-0.6Nd alloy was carried out on a thermo-mechanical simulator. The hot deformation behavior of the alloys was studied, and the constitutive equations and the processing map at the strain of 0.8 were established. The processing map exhibited the stable domain (temperature range of 320–350 °C and strain rate range of 0.001–0.04 s−1) with the high power dissipation efficiency (>30%). A large number of fine dynamic recrystallization (DRX) grains and deformed twinning existed in the alloy after the hot deformation. The dominant texture of the Mg-3Sn-2Al-1Zn-0.6Nd alloy is <0001>//CD texture after the hot deformation. The continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) and discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX) were the dominant recrystallization mechanisms, and {101¯2} extension twinning also occurred in the alloy during the hot deformation.