Evidence for exceptional low temperature ductility in polycrystalline magnesium processed by severe plastic deformation
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An investigation was conducted to examine the mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution during deformation of ultrafine-grained pure magnesium at low temperatures within the temperature range of 296–373 K. Discs were processed by high-pressure torsion until saturation in grain refinement. Dynamic hardness testing revealed a gradual increase in strain rate sensitivity up to m ≈ 0.2. High ductility was observed in the ultrafine-grained magnesium including an exceptional elongation of ∼360% in tension at room temperature and stable deformation in micropillar compression. Grain coarsening and an increase in frequency of grain boundaries with misorientations in the range 15°–45° occurred during deformation in tension. The experimental evidence, when combined with an analysis of the deformation behavior, suggests that grain boundary sliding plays a key role in low strain rate deformation of pure magnesium when the grain sizes are at and below ∼5 μm.
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OpenAlex topics: Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications · Microstructure and mechanical properties · Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
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