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Achieving Yield Symmetry in an Extruded Mg-Zn-Y Alloy by More Effective Dispersion of Quasicrystalline i-Phase

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A better dispersion of quasicrystalline icosahedral i-phase is achieved in a Mg-3 at. pct Zn-0.5 at. pct Y (ZW82) alloy by a process involving two direct extrusions here. It is confirmed by particle size and distribution analysis that the finer distribution of the particles results from breakage and refinement of the larger particles within the matrix. Better particle distribution resulted in full recrystallization, reported in this alloy composition for the first time. Consequently, a tension-compression yield symmetry was achieved even with a relatively large grain size of about 5 μm. A weaker basal texture (maximum intensity 5.283) played an important role in the strengthening. Yield strengths of about 259 MPa in tension and 269 MPa in compression, with large tensile elongation of 28 pct and compressive elongation of about 20 pct, were obtained. Thus, full recrystallization assisted by finer dispersion of icosahedral phase strengthens the alloy against twinning to remove yield asymmetry, even in a relatively larger grain size alloy.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge a NIMS fellowship to KT for a summer internship. KT would also like to gratefully acknowledge financial support of the European Regional Development Fund (Project CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16-019/0000778). The authors also thank J. Manak for assistance with some of the EBSD measurements.

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    Present address: Department of Materials, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Trojanova 13, 120 00, Prague, Czech Republic

  2. Karel Tesař

    Present address: Department of Dielectrics, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21, Prague, Czech Republic

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    Karel Tesař, Hidetoshi Somekawa & Alok Singh

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Tesař, K., Somekawa, H. & Singh, A. Achieving Yield Symmetry in an Extruded Mg-Zn-Y Alloy by More Effective Dispersion of Quasicrystalline i-Phase. Metall Mater Trans A 52, 2185–2194 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-021-06209-5

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