Study on the dynamic and static softening phenomena in Al–6Mg alloy during two-stage deformation through interrupted hot compression test

The dynamic and static softening phenomena in Al–6Mg alloy were studied through interrupted two-stage hot compression test performed isothermally at 480 °C and strain rate range of 0.001–0.1 s−1. The interruptions of 29 and 90 s were considered when the true strain reached 0.5. It was concluded that the effect of static softening on the flow stress was not highlighted by extending the interruption at a constant strain rate. Also, it was exhibited that softening rate highly enhanced with the strain rate decrement at a constant time. Moreover, the static and dynamic recrystallization was revealed as the dominant softening mechanisms at low and high strain rates, respectively.