J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1): 15-21.

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Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Al/Mg Alloy Multilayered Composites Produced by Accumulative Roll Bonding

H.S. Liu, B. Zhang, G.P. Zhang   

  1. 1) Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    2) Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials & Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Received:2010-03-29 Revised:2010-05-14 Online:2011-01-28 Published:2011-01-30
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50890173). The authors thank Dr. X.F. Zhu, Mrs. W. Gao and Mrs. M.J. Zhang for the help of SEM, TEM observations and stimulating discussion

Abstract: Al/Mg alloy multilayered composites were produced successfully at the lower temperature (280°C) by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) processing technique. The microstructures of Al and Mg alloy layers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Vickers hardness and three-point bending tests were conducted to investigate mechanical properties of the composites. It is found that Vickers hardness, bending strength and stiffness modulus of the Al/Mg alloy multilayered composite increase with increasing the ARB pass. Delamination and crack propagation along the interface are the two main failure modes of the multilayered composite subjected to bending load. Strengthening and fracture mechanisms of the composite are analyzed.

Key words: Accumulative roll bonding (ARB), Al/Mg alloy multilayered composite, Ultra-fine grains, Hardness, Bending properties