制备方法对ZK60变形镁合金组织与变形能力的影响.pdfVIP

Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China 24(2014) s68−s74 Effects of fabrication methods on deformability and microstructure of Mg−Zn−Zr wrought alloy Ki Ho JUNG1, Yong Bae KIM1, Geun An LEE1, Yu-zheng ZHANG2, Byungmin AHN3 1. Metal Forming Technology RD Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Incheon 406−840, Korea; 2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA; 3. Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443−749, Korea Received 18 June 2013; accepted 29 November 2013 Abstract: The effects of fabrication processing methods on the workability of Mg−Zn−Zr wrought magnesium alloy (ZK60A) were investigated based on the microstructure and inherent internal defects. Three different billets, semi-continuously cast, semi-continuously cast and subsequently extruded, and die-cast, were fabricated and uniaxially compressed at elevated temperatures and two different strain rates to determine the deformation capabilities. The grain structure of the billets was investigated using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The internal defects were inspected by an X-ray scanner. The enhanced deformability was observed in semi-continuously cast billet compared to the one fabricated by conventional die-casting, and the subsequent extrusion further improved the deformability. Key words: magnesium; continuous casting; workability; electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) 1 Introduction Magnesium alloys are well known as one of the lightest structural metals with high specific strength and stiffness. Because of the lower density of magnesium alloys, they have recently received great attentions from automo