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Abstract
The poor ductility of magnesium (Mg) alloys at room temperature restricts its large-scale usage in industry. In this work, we design low-alloying Mg-3Li−xEr(x = 0.2, 0.8 wt%) alloys with high ductility. Quasi-in-situ electron back-scatter diffraction observation, combined with slip trace analysis and in-grain misorientation axes analysis, was carried out to systematically characterize the microstructural evolution and slip deformation mode during the tensile deformation of the Mg-3Li-xEr alloys. The results showed that the synergy effect of solute Li and Er dramatically reduces the critical resolved shear stress ratios between non-basal and basal slip, thus contributing to the activation of considerable non-basal dislocations. Additionally, Er microalloying increases the frequency of grain boundaries with misorientation angles (θs) being in the range of 75 < θs < 90°, enhancing intergranular coordination ability by activating more basal-slip-induced prismatic < a > slips.
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Metals and Materials International publishes original papers and occasional critical reviews on all aspects of research and technology in materials engineering: physical metallurgy, materials science, and processing of metals and other materials. Emphasis is placed on those aspects of the science of materials that are concerned with the relationships among the processing, structure and properties (mechanical, chemical, electrical, electrochemical, magnetic and optical) of materials. Aspects of processing include the melting, casting, and fabrication with the thermodynamics, kinetics and modeling.