Fig. 15 Effect of temperature on the drawability of 1.63 mm (0.064 in.) AZ31B sheet. Cupping die diameter, 38 mm (1 1 2 in.); radii on draw ring and punch, 5 t . A, temper O; drawing speed, 38 mm (1 1 2 in.)/min. B, temper H24; drawing speed 38 mm (1 1 2 in.)/min More

Fig. 22 Gr/AZ91C/AZ31B Mg metal-matrix composite disintegrating in laboratory air after 15 years exposure More

Fig. 9 Loss in mechanical properties of AZ31B-H24 alloy sheet at the 24 m (80 ft) marine site. Initial: 1.6 mm (0.063 in.) thick; 17.0% elongation; 255.8 MPa (37.1 ksi) ultimate tensile strength.○, reduction in thickness as calculated from weight loss. •, reduction in tensile strength More

Fig. 22 Corrosion rates in 3% NaCl solution of magnesium alloy AZ31B coupled with aluminum containing varying amounts of iron and magnesium. The corrosion rate of uncoupled AZ31B is shown for comparison. More

Fig. 7 Corrosion rates in 3% NaCl solution of magnesium alloy AZ31B coupled with aluminum containing varying amounts of iron and magnesium. The corrosion rate of uncoupled AZ31B is shown for comparison. More

Fig. 3 Typical texture of forging billet shown by pole figures from alloy AZ31B (extrusion axis perpendicular to the plane of the page). (a) Basal (00.2) plane normals oriented perpendicular to extrusion axis. (b) ⟨10.0⟩ directions parallel to the extrusion axis. (c) ⟨10.1⟩ directions parallel More

Fig. 15 (a) AZ31B-H24 sheet. Longitudinal edge view of worked structure, showing elongated grains and mechanical twins, which resulted from warm rolling of the sheet. Etchant 8, Table 7 . 250×. (b) AZ31B-O sheet. Longitudinal edge view of structure recrystallized by annealing. Particles More

Fig. 16 Longitudinal view (lt plane) of an AZ31B-F extrusion. (a) Microstructure in a relatively thick section (∼20 mm) showing a partially recrystallized structure of equiaxed grain with some manganese-aluminum particles (dark). Large differences in grain size exist among individual grains More

Fig. 27 Stretch flange limits for various thicknesses of magnesium alloys AZ31B-O and AZ31B-H24 rubber-pad formed at 150 °C (300 °F). (a) Alloy AZ31B-O. (b) Alloy AZ31B-H24 More

Fig. 4 Texture evolution due to tensile testing of magnesium alloy AZ31B rolled sheet to a strain of ∼0.11; comparison between model and experiment. Source: Ref 40 More

Fig. 3 Corrosion rates in 3% NaCl solution of magnesium alloy AZ31B coupled with aluminum containing varying amounts of iron and magnesium. The corrosion rate of uncoupled AZ31B is shown for comparison. More

Fig. 5 Automatic GTAW of AZ31B alloy sheet and extruded material Automatic GTAW Joint type Offset butt Weld type Single-bevel groove Preweld cleaning Chromic-sulfuric pickle Welding position Flat Preheat None Shielding gas Argon, 0.51 m 3 /h (18 ft 3 /h More

Fig. 7 Corrosion rates in 3% NaCl solution of magnesium alloy AZ31B coupled with aluminum containing varying amounts of iron and magnesium. The corrosion rate of uncoupled AZ31B is shown for comparison. More

Fig. 11 Example of laser-patterned hydroxyapatite coating on AZ31B magnesium biomedical alloy. Source: Ref 64 More

Fig. 8 Effect of manufacturing method on the cost of two magnesium alloy parts. Costs are based on AZ91B die castings and AZ31B extrusions. More

Fig. 8 Variation in surface roughness and contact angle in simulated body fluid (SBF) as a function of laser fluence for laser-surface-melted AZ31B magnesium alloy. Source: Ref 46 More

Fig. 7 Set of micrographs showing electron backscatter diffraction results for laser-surface-melted AZ31B magnesium alloy, (a) to (c) top surface, (d) to (f) cross section. Source: Ref 46 More

Fig. 20 Photomicrograph of the longitudinal edge view of worked sheet of the magnesium alloy AZ31B-H24 (Mg-3Al-1Zn), showing fine, elongated grains resulting from warm working of this sheet material. 250× More

Fig. 14 Effect of exposure time at elevated temperature on the mechanical properties of AZ31B-H24 at room temperature. Data are based on sheet 1.63 mm (0.064 in.) thick. Check tests indicate reasonable applicability for thicknesses up to 6.35 mm (0.250 in.). More

Fig. 4 Forging pressures required for the upsetting of magnesium alloy billets between flat dies. (a) Alloy AZ80A; strain rate: 0.11 s −1 . (b) Alloy AZ61A; strain rate: 0.11 s −1 . (c) Alloy AZ31B; strain rate: 0.7 s −1 More