Abstract
Mechanical milling-induced phase transformations, microstructural changes and preferred crystal orientation of the extruded eutectoid Zn-Al-based alloy are reported. Decomposition of a metastable η′E phase and a four-phase transformation: α+ε→T′+η, were greatly accelerated by mechanical milling. The mechanism of the milling-induced microstructural change from a lamellar structure to a fine grain structure was found to be different from that which occurred under tensile and creep deformations in the extruded eutectoid Zn-Al-based alloy. A preferred crystal orientation was observed as well, in the alloy during milling, which was supported by a rolling-induced preferred orientation in the same alloy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8-14 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Materials Science and Engineering A |
Volume | 247 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1998 |
Keywords
- Discontinuous precipitation
- Extrusion
- Milling
- Nanostructure
- Phase transformation
- Preferred orientation
- Structure change
- Zn-Al alloy