Abstract
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–4.5Al–1.0Zn (designated as AZ41M in short) alloy sheets produced by twin roll casting, sequential warm rolling and post annealing at 350 °C were studied in this paper. Microstructure of twin roll casting strip consisted of dendrite structure, eutectics and intermetallic compounds located in the interdendritic region. AZ41M alloy sheets showed higher strength and lower elongation after sequential warm rolling, while post annealing after warm rolling induced the decrease of strength and increase of elongation. This results in the balance of strength and elongation in AZ41M alloy sheets. The grain refinement during manufacturing processes was attributed to the formation of heavy shear bands, high dislocation density, twinning, and precipitates of Al 2Ca/Mg 2Ca or Al 8Mn 5 and the Ca dissolution into Mg 17Al 12 phase.
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