Strain hardening, twinning and texture evolution in magnesium alloy using the all twin variant polycrystal modelling approach

In this work, the viscoplastic self-consistent based All Twin Variant (ATV) polycrystal modelling was employed to decipher the deformation behaviour of Mg–3Al-0.3Mn Magnesium alloy that develops {101‾2}1‾011 - extension twins profoundly during ambient temperature compression. Twinning was considered by taking into account all the potential {101‾2}−twin variants, and hence called here as the ‘ATV’ approach. The model treats each twin variant as a...