Microstructural homogeneity, texture, tensile and shear behavior of AM60 magnesium alloy produced by extrusion and equal channel angular pressing

Materials and Design

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-39

  Akbaripanah, F ^a   Fereshteh Saniee, F ^a   Mahmudi, R ^b   Kim, H K ^c  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Magnesium alloys; Microstructure; Pressing; Shear punch test; Texture

Indexed keywords

AM60 MAGNESIUM ALLOY; AS-EXTRUDED MATERIALS; COLOR-CODED MAPS; CROSS SECTION; FINE-GRAINED MATERIAL; GOOD CORRELATIONS; GRAPHICAL PRESENTATIONS; HARDNESS DISTRIBUTION; HOMOGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROSTRUCTURAL HOMOGENEITY; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHEAR BEHAVIOR; SHEAR PUNCH; SHEAR PUNCH TESTING; SHEAR-PUNCH TESTS; STRENGTHENING EFFECT; TENSILE TESTS; TEXTURE SOFTENING; ULTIMATE STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST; VICKERS MICROHARDNESS;

GRAIN REFINEMENT; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRESSING (FORMING); TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TEXTURES; YIELD STRESS;

EQUAL CHANNEL ANGULAR PRESSING;

EID: 84864074925     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.06.051     Document Type: Article

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