TY - JOUR N2 - As-cast Mg-6Li-0.3Zn-0.6Y and Mg-6Li-1.2Zn-1.2Y (wt%) alloys were prepared and extruded at 260 oC with an extrusion ratio of 25. The microstructure and mechanical behavior of as-cast and extruded alloys are reported and discussed. The results show that Mg-6Li-1.2Zn- 1.2Y alloy is composed of α-Mg, β-Li, and W-Mg3Zn3Y2 phases while Mg-6Li-0.3Zn-0.6Y alloy contains α-Mg, β-Li, W-Mg3Zn3Y2 phase and X-Mg12ZnY. After hot extrusion, the microstructure of specimens is refined and the average grains size of extruded alloys is 15 μm. Dynamic recrystallization occurs during the extrusion, leading to grain refinement of test alloys. Both the strength and elongation of test alloys are improved by extrusion. The extruded Mg-6Li-0.3Zn-0.6Y alloy possesses an ultimate strength of 225 MPa with an elongation of 18% while the strength and elongation of Mg-6Li-1.2Zn-1.2Y alloy are 206 MPa and 28%, respectively. The X-phase in Mg-6Li-0.3Zn- 0.6Y is beneficial to the improvement of strength, but will lead to the decrease of ductility. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/103395/PDF/AFE%201_2018_33.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/103395 PY - 2018 IS - No 1 KW - Mg-Li-Zn-Y alloy KW - Microstructure KW - mechanical properties KW - Extrusion A1 - Su, J-f. A1 - Yang, Y. A1 - Fu, X-s. A1 - Ma, Q-y. A1 - Ren, F-j. A1 - Peng, X-d. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol.18 DA - 2018.03.20 T1 - Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Duplex Structured Mg-Li-Zn-Y Alloys UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/103395 T2 - Archives of Foundry Engineering ER -