HOT DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR AND PROCESSING MAP OF A Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr ALLOY

Abstract

Compression tests of a Mg-13Gd-4Y-2Zn-0.5Zr alloy were carried out on a Gleeble-1500D thermo-mechanical simulator within a temperature range of 420–500 °C and strain rate of 0.001-5 s−1 so that the corresponding flow behavior was investigated. The Zener-Hollomon parameter Z was used in a hyperbolic-sine-type equation to express the relationships between the peak stress, deformation temperature and strain rate. Work hardening, dynamic recovery and dynamic recrystallization were the main characteristics affecting the plastic-deformation behaviors. The activation energy Q was calculated to be 208.2 kJ/mol and processing maps at strains of 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7 were generated based on a dynamic material model. The optimum processing parameters were obtained with a power-dissipation analysis.