Mechanical properties and biocorrosion behaviour of deformed Mg–Gd–Nd–Zn–Zr alloy by equal channel angular pressing

This paper described the mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of new designed Mg–Gd–Nd–Zn–Zr alloy processed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at 375°C. An attractive phenomenon was observed. Both strength and ductility of ultrafine grained Mg–Gd–Nd–Zn–Zr alloy were improved after multipass ECAP. The microstructure of the alloys became much finer and more homogeneous with increasing ECAP passes. The yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the alloys under eight-pass ECAP process were over 223 MPa, 270 MPa and 36% respectively, showing desirable mechanical properties of equal channel angular pressed Mg–Gd–Nd–Zn–Zr alloy. The equal channel angular pressed alloy displayed a lower corrosion resistance immersed in Hank's solution due to the crystalline defects as well as the galvanic corrosion induced by precipitation of ultrafine β phase particles.