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Zedong Wang, Kaibo Nie, Kunkun Deng, and Jungang Han, Effect of extrusion on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a low-alloyed Mg-2Zn-0.8Sr-0.2Ca matrix composite reinforced by TiC nano-particles, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater.,(2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2353-8 |
In this work, a low-alloyed Mg-2Zn-0.8Sr-0.2Ca matrix composite reinforced by TiC nano-particles is successfully prepared by semi-solid stirring under the assistance of ultrasonic and then the as-cast composite is hot extruded. The results indicate that the volume fraction of dynamical recrystallization and the recrystallized grain size have a certain decline at lower extrusion temperature or rate. The finest grain size of ~0.30 µm is obtained in the sample extruded at 200℃ and 0.1 mm/s. The as-extruded sample displays a strong basal texture intensity, and the basal texture intensity increases to 5.937 mud while the extrusion temperature increases from 200℃ to 240℃. The ultra-high mechanical properties (ultimate tensile strength of 480.2 MPa, yield strength of 462 MPa) are obtained after extrusion at 200℃ with a rate of 0.1 mm/s. Among all strengthening mechanisms for the present composite, grain refinement contributes the most to the increase in strength. A mixture of cleavage facets and dimples are observed in the fracture surfaces of three as-extruded nanocomposites, which explain a mix of brittle-ductile fracture way of the samples.