Tension and compression of bulk Al-7.5 wt% Mg alloy |
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| Authors: | Bing Q. Han Enrique J. Lavernia Farghalli A. Mohamed |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , University of California , Irvine, California, 92697-2575, USA;2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , University of California , Irvine, California, 92697-2575, USA;3. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , University of California , Davis, California, 95616-5294, USA |
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| Abstract: | The mechanical behaviour of bulk ultrafine-grained Al-7.5 wt% Mg alloy consolidated from cryomilled powders has been investigated. The experimental data show that the alloy exhibits high strength, low strain hardening, serrated flow and relatively high ductility. In addition, the data indicate that the yield strength in tension is essentially equal to that in compression. The yield and flow strengths of the alloy are discussed in terms of strengthening processes that are related to grain size, the Orowan mechanism and solid-solution hardening. The serrations in the stress-strain curve are discussed in terms of dynamic strain ageing and deformation twinning. |
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