Utilization of acoustic emission at study of mechanical properties and structure of magnesium-aluminium alloy AZ61 under elevated temperatures

摘要

Purpose: This work present experimental determination of the elastic-plastic condition of the magnesium alloy depending on the temperature and pace of the sample tensile stress. Design/methodology/approach: At the acoustic emission (next denoted the .AE") use, tensile tests at high temperatures may, among other things, be used for analysis of the AE signal sources and set, in more detail, the temperature limit of elastic-plastic deformations existence in the material under examination. The AE is, during tensile tests at high temperatures, based on the scanning of released elastic waves generated by sharp tension changes in the body as a result of the subsequent physical-metallurgical processes such as plastic deformation, tension redistributing, creation of microcracks and their spreading in macroscopic scale. Findings: The aim of the acoustic emission monitoring at tensile tests at higher temperatures is therefore the specification of the critical heat barrier of the elastic-plastic condition of materials and provision of information concerning the dynamics of deformation processes at tension including influences of surface layers for which acoustic emission, as confirmed by measurement results is a very suitable method. Research limitations/implications: The results of testing above mentioned magnesium alloys will serve for evaluation of possibility those magnesium alloys for application of SPD methods. Presented work was further focused on determination of structure characteristics including investigation of fracture characteristics with use of light microscopy and SEM analysis. Originality/value: Knowledge of the relaxation properties of metal materials at high temperatures is necessary for the verification of susceptibility of castings to the creation of defects during the production process. Generated tensions in the castings are the cause of creation and development of defects.