A Comprehensive Study of Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior of Mg Alloy with 3 wt.% Bi Addition

Abstract

The effect of the addition of bismuth on the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior of the matrix has been investigated by comparing coarse grain pure Mg with the addition of 3 wt.% Bi, using a uniaxial compression test in the temperature range of 473–623 K and the strain rate of 0.01–10 s−1. The constitutive equation, processing map, microstructure, and texture evolution of the Mg-3Bi alloy were systematically investigated. The results showed that the Bi addition could refine the grain size and accelerate the DRX process. The DRX kinetics is discussed in detail, accompanied by extensive characterization employing EBSD analysis. The DRX of the Mg-3Bi alloy depended on the deformation temperature rather than the strain rate. The {10–12} tensile twin appeared at 573 K/0.01–0.1 s−1, and discontinuous DRX (DDRX), continuous DRX (CDRX) as the main mechanism in the case of 573 K/0.01 s−1, while the dominant mechanism was DDRX when deformation temperature and strain rate increased. Particle-stimulated nucleation (PSN) was also involved in the DRX of this new RE-free Mg alloy.