Effects of icosahedral phase on mechanical anisotropy of as-extruded Mg-14Li (in wt) based alloys

摘要

Through investigating and comparing microstructure and crystallographic texture of as-extruded Mg-14Li and Mg-14Li-6Zn-1Y(in wt%)alloys,the differences in their mechanical anisotropy were investigated.It revealed that the formation of I-phase(Mg3Zn6Y,icosahedral structure)can effectively refine grain size.Moreover,compared with Mg-14Li alloy,the texture type of Mg-14Li-6Zn-1Y alloy changed slightly,but its texture intensity decreased remarkably.As a result,the stronger texture contributed to the"normal"mechanical anisotropy of Mg-14Li alloy with higher tensile strength and a lower elongation ratio along transverse direction(TD)than those along extrusion direction(ED).However,for Mg-14Li-6Zn-1Y alloy,the zonal distribution of I-phase particles along ED caused"abnormal"mechanical anisotropy,i.e.higher tensile strength and better plasticity along ED.