Strengthening Al-Zn-Mg Alloys via Ultra-Fine Lamella Structures Containing a High Density of Dislocations and Clusters
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Materials and Procedures
3. Experimental Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Mechanical Properties and Strengthening Mechanism
4.2. Tensile Fracture Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Qin, Y.; Lin, S.; Jin, S.; Liu, J. Strengthening Al-Zn-Mg Alloys via Ultra-Fine Lamella Structures Containing a High Density of Dislocations and Clusters. Metals 2019, 9, 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020140
Qin Y, Lin S, Jin S, Liu J. Strengthening Al-Zn-Mg Alloys via Ultra-Fine Lamella Structures Containing a High Density of Dislocations and Clusters. Metals. 2019; 9(2):140. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020140
Chicago/Turabian StyleQin, Yonggui, Sicong Lin, Shenbao Jin, and Jizi Liu. 2019. "Strengthening Al-Zn-Mg Alloys via Ultra-Fine Lamella Structures Containing a High Density of Dislocations and Clusters" Metals 9, no. 2: 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020140