Strengthening mechanisms acting in extruded Mg-based long-period stacking ordered (LPSO)-phase alloys

The unusual increase in the strength by extrusion is a unique feature of recently developed Mg alloys containing the LPSO phase. In this study, we first elucidated the detailed mechanisms that induce this drastic strengthening. The dependencies of the deformation behavior of a Mg88Zn4Y7 extruded alloy, which contains ∼86-vol% LPSO phase, on the temperature, loading orientation, and extrusion ratio were examined. It was found that the yield...