Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1649611 | Materials Letters | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The effect of annealing treatments on the normal plastic anisotropy (r-value) of a magnesium alloy, AZ61, processed by severe rolling was investigated. The various annealing treatments produce two effects on microstructure: grain coarsening and slight weakening of the texture. In addition, these treatments produce a noticeable decrease of the anisotropy that was correlated with an increase in strain rate sensitivity and a decrease of work hardening rate. It is concluded that an enhanced contribution of basal slip occurs as a consequence of the annealing treatments.
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Authors
J.A. del Valle, O.A. Ruano,