Abstract
Equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) experiments of an extruded Mg–Zn–Y–Zr alloy with an intense basal texture were performed up to 8 passes at 250 and 350 °C through route Bc (billets with a rotation of 90° in the same direction between passes) and route A (without rotation between passes). It was found that under these ECAE conditions significant grain refinement was achieved. The initial texture of the alloy gradually altered as the number of ECAE passes increased. The ductility of the alloy was improved in all the cases after eight passes. The yield strength of the alloy ECAEed through route Bc considerably decreased with the passes increasing, as a result of the formation of the texture component with the basal planes inclined at about 45° to the ECAE direction. The yield strength of the material ECAEed at 250 °C with a finer grain structure was considerably lower than that at 350 °C with a coarser grain structure. This abnormal phenomenon was attributed to more crystals in the former being oriented to be more favorable for basal slip.
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