Solute strengthening of prismatic slip, basal slip and {1 0 1 2} twinning in Mg and Mg-Zn binary alloys

dc.contributor.authorStanford, N.
dc.contributor.authorBarnett, M.R.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractMg-Zn binary alloys with concentrations between 0 and 2.8 wt% Zn have been prepared and processed via hot rolling and annealing to produce specimens with a strong basal texture and a range of grain sizes. These have been deformed in three different strain paths: tension, compression and shear, in order to promote the dominance of prismatic slip, {101̄2} twinning and basal slip, respectively. This experimental data has been used to create Hall-Petch plots for each deformation mode. It has been found that the prismatic slip system has a plateau in its Hall-Petch plot above grain sizes of ∼30 μm, and solute softening of the prismatic system was found to be operative only at grain sizes above ∼50 μm. In compression, the stress required to activate twinning was found to be insensitive to Zn concentration. It is proposed that solute softening and anomalous Hall-Petch behaviour of prismatic slip be understood in terms of the dominance of the cross-slip stress in coarse grained materials. The effect of grain size on the relative strength of basal slip, prismatic slip and {101̄2} twinning is also discussed.
dc.identifier.citationInternational journal of plasticity, 2013; 47:165-181
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijplas.2013.01.012
dc.identifier.issn0749-6419
dc.identifier.orcidStanford, N. [0000-0002-2578-9795] [0000-0002-3298-4249]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/129065
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science
dc.relation.fundingAustralian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals
dc.rightsCopyright 2013 Elsevier
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2013.01.012
dc.subjectmagnesium
dc.subjectdeformation
dc.subjectslip
dc.subjecttwinning
dc.subjectsolute strengthening
dc.titleSolute strengthening of prismatic slip, basal slip and {1 0 1 2} twinning in Mg and Mg-Zn binary alloys
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916161510301831

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