Microstructure and Mechanical Property of Mg-3Al-1Zn Magnesium Alloy Sheet Processed by Integrated High Temperature Rolling and Continuous Bending

In the present study, we developed an integrated process that combined high-temperature rolling and continuous bending as a single processing step, i.e., the HTR-CB process, and the process was carried out on Mg-3Al-1Zn magnesium alloy sheet in order to improve its ductility at room temperature. The microstructure, texture and mechanical property of the HTR-CB sample were investigated. The results show that the HTR-CB sample after annealing exhibits a high Erichsen value of 6.9, which is more than 1.5 times larger than that (4.6) in the HTR sheet, mainly due to the formation of non-basal textures with double peaks titling at the range of ± 30°~ ± 38° from the normal direction towards the rolling direction. The main reasons for the texture modifications during the HTR-CB process and annealing are discussed.