Low-strain plasticity in a high pressure die cast Mg–Al alloy

The Kocks–Mecking method was used to compare the strain-hardening behavior at low strains of high pressure die cast Mg-9 mass% Al alloy and gravity cast fine grained pure Mg specimens. The alloy specimens exhibited a rounded flow curve in contrast with the pure metal's for which macroscopic yielding occurred at a well-defined stress. Microhardness mapping of the cross-section of an alloy specimen showed a surface layer, or skin, with hardness values ∼20 HV above those of the centre or core region. On the assumption that the core strain hardens at the same rate as the pure Mg specimen, it was estimated that ∼20% of the alloy specimen's cross-section was still elastic when the core reached full plasticity. The micromechanics of the elasto–plastic transition in the alloy specimens are discussed.

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