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The effect of electropulsing treatment (EPT) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of aged Mg-9Al-1Zn alloy strip was studied. EPT was found to accelerate tremendously the β phase spheroidization in the aged Mg-9Al-1Zn alloy. This improved microstructure exhibits excellent mechanical properties, that is, increasing elongation to failure significantly without loss of tensile strength. The spheroidization of the β phase during EPT was attributed to the reduction of the nucleation thermodynamic barrier and enhancement of atomic diffusion.
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Jiang, Y., Tang, G., Shek, C. et al. Improved ductility of aged Mg-9Al-1Zn alloy strip by electropulsing treatment. Journal of Materials Research 24, 1810–1814 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2009.0197
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