Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of AZ80 Alloy by Combining Extrusion and Three Pass Calibre Rolling
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Processing
2.2. Characterization
2.3. Mechanical Performance Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructure of AZ80 Before Calibre Rolling
3.2. Microstructure of CRed AZ80
3.3. Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloys | Process Parameters | TYS (MPa) | UTS (MPa) | EL (%) |
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AZ80 | E 1 + 3 pass CR 2, 300 °C | 370 ± 3 | 446 ± 5 | 13 ± 1 |
AZ80 | E, 300 °C, 6 m/min | 227 ± 4 | 327 ± 3 | 20 ± 2 |
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Meng, S.; Yu, H.; Zhou, J.; Han, H.; Li, Y.; Dong, L.; Nan, X.; Li, Z.; Shin, K.S.; Zhao, W. Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of AZ80 Alloy by Combining Extrusion and Three Pass Calibre Rolling. Metals 2020, 10, 249. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10020249
Meng S, Yu H, Zhou J, Han H, Li Y, Dong L, Nan X, Li Z, Shin KS, Zhao W. Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of AZ80 Alloy by Combining Extrusion and Three Pass Calibre Rolling. Metals. 2020; 10(2):249. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10020249
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeng, Shuaiju, Hui Yu, Jun Zhou, Haisheng Han, Yongyan Li, Lishan Dong, Xiaolong Nan, Zhongjie Li, Kwang Seon Shin, and Weimin Zhao. 2020. "Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of AZ80 Alloy by Combining Extrusion and Three Pass Calibre Rolling" Metals 10, no. 2: 249. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10020249