Research on deformation mechanism of AZ31 magnesium alloy during uniaxial compression

The effects of the non-basal slip and twinning modes on the mechanical behaviour and texture evolution of as-extruded AZ31 alloys during uniaxial compression at room temperature have been investigated by experiments and Visco-Plastic Self Consistent (VPSC) modelling. The results show that the activation of pyramidal slip and {10-11} contraction twinning (CT) can reduce the strain hardening rate in the later stage of compression. And the prismatic slip has a significant effect on the strain hardening rate, the activation of {10-12} extension twinning (ET) can significantly reduce the strain hardening rate and the compressive yield strength. Increased activity of the {10-11} CT causes the pole density transfer to the normal direction (ND) in the {0002} pole figure.