Publication detail

Fatigue properties of magnesium alloy AZ91 processed by severe plastic deformation

FINTOVÁ, S. KUNZ, L.

Original Title

Fatigue properties of magnesium alloy AZ91 processed by severe plastic deformation

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Fatigue properties of cast AZ91 magnesium alloy processed by severe plastic deformation were investigated and compared with the properties of the initial cast state. The severe plastic deformation was carried out by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP). The ECAP treatment resulted in a bimodal structure. The bimodality consists in a coexistence of fine grained areas with higher content of Mg17Al12 particles and areas exhibiting larger grains and lower density of Mg17Al12 particles. Improvement of the basic mechanical properties of AZ91 (yield stress, tensile strength and ductility) by ECAP was significant. Also the improvement of the fatigue life in the low-cycle fatigue region was substantial. However the improvement of the fatigue strength in the high-cycle fatigue region was found to be negligible. The endurance limit based on 107 cycles for the cast alloy was 80 MPa and for the alloy processed by ECAP 85 MPa. The cyclic plastic response in both states was qualitatively similar; initial softening was followed by a long cyclic hardening. Fatigue cracks in cast alloy initiate in cyclic slip bands which were formed in areas of solid solution. In the case of severe plastic deformed material with bimodal structure two substantially different mechanisms of crack initiation were observed. Crack initiation in slip bands was a preferred process in the areas with large grains whereas the grain boundaries cracking was a characteristic mechanism in the fine grained regions.

Keywords

AZ91 magnesium alloy; ECAP; Fatigue; Crack initiation

Authors

FINTOVÁ, S.; KUNZ, L.

RIV year

2015

Released

1. 2. 2015

ISBN

1751-6161

Periodical

Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials

Year of study

42

Number

1

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages from

219

Pages to

228

Pages count

10

BibTex

@article{BUT111032,
  author="Stanislava {Fintová} and Ludvík {Kunz}",
  title="Fatigue properties of magnesium alloy AZ91 processed by severe plastic deformation",
  journal="Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials",
  year="2015",
  volume="42",
  number="1",
  pages="219--228",
  doi="10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.11.019",
  issn="1751-6161"
}