Fabrication of ultra-high strength magnesium alloys over 540 MPa with low alloying concentration by double continuously extrusion

Abstract

We prepare a new type of patented biodegradable biomedical Mg–Nd–Zn–Zr (JDBM) alloy system and impose double continuously extrusion (DCE) processing. The lowest processing temperature is 250 °C for JDBM-2.1Nd and 310 °C for JDBM-2.8Nd, which increases with the Nd concentration. The highest yield strength of 541 MPa is achieved in JDBM-2.1 Nd samples when extruded at 250 °C and the elongation is about 3.7%. Moreover, the alloy with a lower alloying element content can reach a higher yield strength while that with a higher alloying element content can reach a larger elongation after DCE processing. However, when extruded under the same conditions, the alloy with a higher alloying contents exhibits better tensile properties. Keywords: Magnesium alloys, Microstructure, Mechanical properties, Double continuously extrusion