On the Swift effect and twinning in a rolled magnesium alloy under free-end torsion

X. Q. Guo, W. Wu, P. D. Wu, H. Qiao, K. An, P. K. Liaw

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Abstract

We experimentally and numerically study the large-strain free-end torsion of a rolled magnesium alloy. It is found that a torsion sample with its axial direction parallel to the normal direction elongates axially, while a sample with its axial direction along the rolling direction contracts axially. It is shown that this Swift effect, i.e., the second-order axial effect under free-end torsion, is mainly due to extension twinning.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)319-322
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume69
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013

Keywords

  • Magnesium alloys
  • Texture
  • Torsion
  • Twinning Slip

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