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Ehsan Mostaed1, Morteza Shaker Ardakani1, Malgorzata Sikora-Jasinska1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, USA.
Abstract:
In this study, the effect of grain size and precipitates on tensile properties of Zn-1.0Cu alloy were investigated. The alloy was cold rolled and annealed to manipulate the grain size and precipitation of CuZn4 particles at grain boundaries. Cold rolling resulted in an almost ultrafinegrained structure alongside precipitation of nano-sized CuZn4 particles. Strain induced precipitates triggered room temperature superplasticity through activation of Zn/CuZn4 boundary sliding, exhibiting maximum elongation of 470% at the strain rate of 1.0 × 10-4 s-1. Short-time annealing led to significantly reduced strain rate sensitivity due to the reduction of CuZn4 fraction, while the grain size remained nearly intact. This suggests that precipitates rather than grain size mainly influence the mechanical properties of Zn alloys.
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