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METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 48A, Issue 9, Pages 3961-3970Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s11661-017-4216-5
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [51561015]
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In this work, a surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) process was applied to AZ31B magnesium alloy at room temperature. This method produced a gradient structure on the treated AZ31B, in which the grains of the topmost layer are refined to nanoscale sizes. A combination of nanocrystallites at the surface and coarse-grains in the center are the main features of this structure. This structure results in an excellent combination of both strength and ductility. The highest yield strength for the 30 minutes SMAT AZ31B samples increased to 249 +/- 5 MPa and the uniform elongation decreased to 9.3 +/- 0.8 pct, whereas the original yield strength was only 147 +/- 4 MPa and the uniform elongation was 15.4 +/- 1.1 pct. Microstructural observations, stress relaxation tests, and hardness tests were used to verify the results. Additionally, there is a specific volume fraction of gradient structure to achieve the best mechanical performance, which is shown to be in the range of 9.3 to 14 pct for the AZ31B alloy.
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