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A considerable enhancement of the tensile ductility in a commercial Al-4 pct Mg alloy is observed during deformation at elevated temperatures (up to 250°C) and slow strain rates. Total elongations of ∼175 pct at 250°C were obtained compared to 27 pct at ambient temperature. Much of this ductility was a result of large increases with temperature in the post uniform or diffuse necking strain. Measurements of strain rate sensitivity,m, as a function of strain, strain rate, and temperature showed thatm near fracture was linearly related to total elongation. The mechanisms controllingm in this Al-4 pct Mg alloy were dynamic strain aging at the lower temperature range and dynamic recovery at the higher temperatures.m was found to be a function of strain only when the relative fraction of dynamic recovery was greater than ∼35 pct. A comparison ofm as measured in pure aluminum and in the commercial Al-4 pct Mg alloy suggests that Mg additions can significantly increasem during dynamic recovery.
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Ayres, R.A. Enhanced ductility in an aluminum-4 Pct magnesium alloy at elevated temperature. Metall Trans A 8, 487–492 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02661760
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