High-pressure torsion deformation of a magnesium-based nanocomposite

Author(s)
Zoltan Száraz, Zuzanka Trojanová, Michael Zehetbauer
Abstract

Discs of microcrystalline magnesium reinforced with Al2O3 nanoparticles were deformed by high-pressure torsion at room temperature. Hydrostatic pressures from 1 to about 4 GPa were used and discs were deformed from 0.5 up to 2 rotations. The in-situ flow stress curves were obtained and transformed into resolved shear stress/resolved shear strain curves. In-situ stress – strain curves indicate some softening effects, which probably arise from recrystallisation. The evolution of microstructure was observed with methods of light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Radial dependence of the microstructure was also monitored with microhardness measurements. The high-pressure torsion deformation also affects the distribution of the reinforcing particles in the hexagonal matrix.

Organisation(s)
Physics of Nanostructured Materials
External organisation(s)
Charles University Prague
Journal
Journal of Materials Research
Volume
100
Pages
906-909
No. of pages
4
ISSN
0884-2914
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110126
Publication date
2009
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103023 Polymer physics, 210006 Nanotechnology, 103018 Materials physics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/ca85f2c7-f3da-46ad-95f6-5f6bf207c9df