Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Analysis of Microstructure and Texture Evolution in Mg-3Al-1Zn Alloy Processed Through Groove Rolling

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The mechanism of grain refinement in a AZ31 Mg alloy subjected to hot groove rolling is investigated up to large strain (εt ~ 2.5). The alloy shows enhanced yield strength without compromising ductility. The change in strain path during rolling has resulted in significant weakening of basal texture. The microstructure analyses show that dynamic recrystallization (DRX) contributed significantly to grain refinement and hence to the observed mechanical properties. The combined effects of DRX and texture evolution on mechanical properties have been addressed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. K.U. Kainer and F. Kaiser, Magnesium Alloys and Technology, Wiley, Weinheim, 2003

    Book  Google Scholar 

  2. M.M. Avedesian and H. Baker, ASM Specialty Handbook: Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys, ASM International, Materials Park, 1999

    Google Scholar 

  3. P. Patridge, Magnesium Alloys and Its Applications, Metall. Rev., 1967, 118, p 169–178

    Google Scholar 

  4. K. Kubota, M. Mabuchi, and K. Higashi, Review Processing and Mechanical Properties of Fine-Grained Magnesium Alloys, J. Mater. Sci., 1999, 34(10), p 2255–2262

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. S. Suwas, G. Gottstein, and R. Kumar, Evolution of Crystallographic Texture During Equal Channel Angular Extrusion (ECAE) and Its Effects on Secondary Processing of Magnesium, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2007, 471(1–2), p 1–14

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. S. Biswas, S.S. Dhinwal, and S. Suwas, Room-Temperature Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of Pure Magnesium, Acta Mater., 2010, 58(9), p 3247–3261

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. J. Koike, T. Kobayashi, T. Mukai, H. Watanabe, M. Suzuki, K. Maruyama, and K. Higashi, The Activity of Non-basal Slip Systems and Dynamic Recovery at Room Temperature in Fine-Grained AZ31B Magnesium Alloys, Acta Mater., 2003, 51(7), p 2055–2065

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. T. Mohri, M. Mabuchi, N. Saito, and M. Nakamura, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Mg-4Y-3RE Alloy Processed by Thermo-Mechanical Treatment, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 1998, 257(2), p 287–294

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. T. Obara, H. Yoshinga, and S. Morozumi, {1122} <1123> Slip System in Magnesium, Acta Metall., 1973, 21(7), p 845–853

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. J.F. Stohr and J.P. Poirier, Electron-Microscope Study of Pyramidal Slip 1122 <1123> in Mg, Philos. Mag., 1972, 25(6), p 1313–1329

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. H. Watanabe, T. Mukai, K. Ishikawa, and K. Higashi, Low Temperature Superplasticity of a Fine-Grained ZK60 Magnesium Alloy Processed by Equal-Channel-Angular Extrusion, Scr. Mater., 2002, 46(12), p 851–856

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. M. Mabuchi, K. Ameyama, H. Iwasaki, and K. Higashi, Low Temperature Superplasticity of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy with Non-equilibrium Grain Boundaries, Acta Mater., 1999, 47(7), p 2047–2057

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. R.W. Hertzberg, Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Wiley, New York, 1976

    Google Scholar 

  14. M.H. Yoo, Slip, Twinning, and Fracture in Hexagonal Close-Packed Metals, Metall. Trans. A, 1981, 12(3), p 409–418

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. N. Ecob and B. Ralph, The Effect of Grain Size on Deformation Twinning in a Textured Zinc Alloy, J. Mater. Sci., 1983, 18(8), p 2419–2429

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. M.A. Meyers, O. Vöhringer, and V.A. Lubarda, The Onset of Twinning in Metals: A Constitutive Description, Acta Mater., 2001, 49(19), p 4025–4039

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. T. Mukai, T. Mohri, M. Mabuchi, M. Nakamura, K. Ishikawa, and K. Higashi, Experimental Study of a Structural Magnesium Alloy with High Absorption Energy Under Dynamic Loading, Scr. Mater., 1998, 39(9), p 1249–1253

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. S.R. Agnew, M.H. Yoo, and C.N. Tome, Application of Texture Simulation to Understanding Mechanical Behavior of Mg and Solid Solution Alloys Containing Li or Y, Acta Mater., 2001, 49, p 4277–4289

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. E. Yukutake, J. Kaneko, and M. Sugamata, Anisotropy and Non-uniformity in Plastic Behavior of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Plates, Mater. Trans. JIM, 2003, 44(4), p 452–457

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. M.Y. Huh, S.Y. Cho, and O. Engler, Randomization of the Annealing Texture in Aluminum 5182 Sheet by Cross-Rolling, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2001, 315(1), p 35–46

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. S. Suwas and A.K. Singh, Role of Strain Path Change in Texture Development, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2003, 356(1), p 368–371

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. N.P. Gurao, S. Sethuraman, and S. Suwas, Effect of Strain Path Change on the Evolution of Texture and Microstructure During Rolling of Copper and Nickel, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2011, 528(25), p 7739–7750

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. N.P. Gurao, A. Ali, and S. Suwas, Study of Texture Evolution in Metastable β-Ti Alloy as a Function of Strain Path and Its Effect on α Transformation Texture, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2009, 504(1), p 24–35

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. S.E. Ion, F.J. Humphreys, and S.H. White, Dynamic Recrystallisation and the Development of Microstructure During The High Temperature Deformation of Magnesium, Acta Metall., 1982, 30(10), p 1909–1919

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. R. Abbaschian, L. Abbaschian, and R.E. Reed-Hill, Physical Metallurgy Principles, Cengage Learning, Stamford, 2008

    Google Scholar 

  26. F.J. Humphreys and M. Hatherly, Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena, Pergamon, Oxford, 2004

    Google Scholar 

  27. A.J. Schwartz, M. Kumar, B.L. Adams, and D.P. Field, Electron Backscatter Diffraction in Materials Science, Springer, New York, 2009

    Book  Google Scholar 

  28. T. Al-Samman and G. Gottstein, Influence of Strain Path Change on the Rolling Behavior of Twin Roll Cast Magnesium Alloy, Scr. Mater., 2008, 59(7), p 760–763

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. J. Bohlen, S.B. Yi, D. Letzig, and K.U. Kainer, Effect of Rare Earth Elements on the Microstructure and Texture Development in Magnesium–Manganese Alloys During Extrusion, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2010, 527, p 7092–7098

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. S. Biswas, S. Suwas, R. Sikand, and A.K. Gupta, Analysis of Texture Evolution in Pure Magnesium and the Magnesium Alloy AM30 During Rod and Tube Extrusion, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2011, 528(10), p 3722–3729

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. T. Al-Samman and G. Gottstein, Dynamic Recrystallization During High Temperature Deformation of Magnesium, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2008, 490(1), p 411–420

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. A. Galiyev, R. Kaibyshev, and G. Gottstein, Correlation of Plastic Deformation and Dynamic Recrystallization in Magnesium Alloy ZK60, Acta Mater., 2001, 49(7), p 1199–1207

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. S. Biswas, D.-I. Kim, and S. Suwas, Asymmetric and Symmetric Rolling of Magnesium: Evolution of Microstructure, Texture and Mechanical Properties, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2012, 550, p 19–30

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. S. Biswas and S. Suwas, Evolution of Sub-Micron Grain Size and Weak Texture in Magnesium Alloy Mg–3Al–0.4Mn by a Modified Multi-axial Forging Process, Scr. Mater., 2012, 66(2), p 89–92

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgment

The authors acknowledge the help extended by Mr. K P Prakash and Mr. S. Manwatkar of Materials and Metallurgy Group, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), during the alloy processing and metallographic characterization, respectively. The authors are also grateful to Director (VSSC) for encouragement and permission to publish this work.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Materials and Metallurgy Group, Materials and Mechanical Engineering Entity, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Trivandrum, 695 022, India

    S. V. S. Narayana Murty, Niraj Nayan, S. C. Sharma & K. M. George

  2. Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India

    R. Madhavan & Satyam Suwas

Authors
  1. S. V. S. Narayana Murty
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Niraj Nayan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. R. Madhavan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. S. C. Sharma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. K. M. George
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Satyam Suwas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to R. Madhavan.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Narayana Murty, S.V.S., Nayan, N., Madhavan, R. et al. Analysis of Microstructure and Texture Evolution in Mg-3Al-1Zn Alloy Processed Through Groove Rolling. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 2091–2098 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-015-1459-4

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-015-1459-4

Keywords

Search

Navigation