The combination of Twin-Roll-Casting (TRC) and subsequent rolling constitutes the most promising process chain for producing magnesium strips economically. Fast solidification (10 times faster than continuous casting) combined with partial deformation lead to a fine primary microstructure as well as less shrinking holes, pores, segregations and brittle precipitations which all together has a very positive effect on forming behavior of the initial material and quality of the final product. The paper elaborates on metallurgical processes in consideration of microstructure and texture results and on the obtained mechanical properties of TRC magnesium strips and finished strips. In addition, the influence of twin-roll-cast and rolling conditions on the mechanical properties will be discussed. The investigation has also been expanded to possible heat treatments and their influence. Concluding remarks will be made on results of rolling trail which were carried out on an industrial scale rolling mill, revealing that the production of hot rolled thin sheets of magnesium alloy AZ31 is possible with a very promising combination of strength and ductility.
Magnesium and magnesium alloys offer high potential as lightweight materials. Current works are mainly focused on the metal forming technologies and material development for sheet and strips to provide magnesium flat products for industrial applications. However, the technology for the production of magnesium long products for fasteners or other connecting elements is exclusive the extrusion process. A cost-efficient alternative can be the caliber rolling technology for magnesium rods and wire with regard to refined microstructure and specific required properties. But this whole process is rarely applied up to now and all material-specific as well as deformation relevant basics must be developed and additionally validated under industrial conditions. This paper gives the overview for a magnesium-specific wire rolling technology under consideration of chemical composition (AZ31, AZ61, AZ80) and their influence to final mechanical properties in correlation with the microstructure evolution along the whole process line. Therefore, the process-and material-dependent microstructural evolution during rolling process was investigated. The structural constitution is detailed by the grain size and the precipitation conditions. For the determination of the mechanical properties hardness measurement as well as tensile testing was carried out. To preliminary design and determine the material flow, the temperature distribution, and the logarithmic strain, a commercial numerical simulation tool was applied on base of the implemented material-specific deformation and recrystallization behavior. Hence, it was possible to design a magnesium specific caliber sequence for the production of fine-grained magnesium wires with Ø 8 mm and excellent mechanical properties.
The paper presents the results of a study of drawability of thin AZ31 magnesium alloy metal sheets. These studies are a continuation of experiences in presenting the characteristics of technological plasticity of strips made of magnesium alloy which have been cast between rolls in vertical and horizontal systems called ‘twin-roll casting’. In the context of previous experiments conducted at the Institute of Material Technology of the Silesian University of Technology in cooperation with the Technical University - Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany), drawability of these strips at elevated temperatures has been comprehensively defined while using forming limit curves. Due to low formability of magnesium alloys at ambient temperature, formability tests - including cup forming tests presented in this paper - have been carried out in heated dies at temperature range of 200°C to 350°C. A modern AutoGrid digital local strain analyzer has been used in the examinations and the method of image analysis of deformed coordination nets has been applied. Quantitative and qualitative impact of deformation temperature upon the drawability effects of AZ31 magnesium alloys products have been evaluated.
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