A simultaneous improvement of both strength and ductility by Sn addition in as-extruded Mg-6Al-4Zn alloy

Xiao-Yuan Wang^a^,^b, Yu-Fei Wang^a^,^b, Cheng Wang^a^,^b^,^c^,^*(

), Shun Xu^a^,^b, Jian Rong^a^,^b, Zhi-Zheng Yang^a^,^b, Jin-Guo Wang^a^,^b^,^*(

), Hui-Yuan Wang^a^,^b^,^c

Fig. 3.. Optical micrographs (inset: corresponding grain size distribution, d_ave represents the average grain size) of as-extruded AZ64-xSn alloys: (a) AZ64; (b) AZT641; (c) AZT642; (d) AZT643. (ED and TD stand for extrusion direction and transverse direction, respectively).