Tensile flow and strain-hardening behaviors of dual-phase Mg-Li-Zn alloy thin sheets

▶ The tensile properties of Mg−Li alloys could be related to the deformed microstructures. ▶ The mechanical properties were related to the deformations of BCC β-phase and HCP α-phase. ▶ The cold-rolled LZ91 alloy sheet did not exhibit any stage II linear hardening behavior. ▶ A later onset of dynamic recovery occurred in the LZ61 alloy than that in the LZ91 alloy.