Formation mechanism of the abnormal texture during extrusion in Mg-Y-Sm-Zn-Zr alloy

An abnormal texture with c axis of the grains parallel to extrusion direction (ED) was found in extruded Mg–Y-Sm-Zn-Zr alloy. The mechanisms for the formation of this abnormal texture were investigated based on the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) mechanisms and deformation modes during extrusion using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and a viscoplastic self-consistent (VPSC) model. The microstructure evolution during extrusion indicated that the abnormal //ED texture was dominated by DRX grains. With the strain increasing, the intensity of this texture enhanced. Based on the EBSD results analysis, discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX) played the dominated role in nucleation of the new grains at the initial stage and then continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) was activated at high strain. The formation of abnormal //ED texture was attributed to the activation of slips and it could promote the rotation of c-axis of grains to ED, which contributed to the formation of //ED texture. The simulated texture predicated that the CRSS of basal slip was higher than that of pyramidal slip, which played an important role in contributing the formation of the //ED texture component. •The extruded Mg–Y-Sm-Zn-Zr alloy exhibited an abnormal texture with c-axis of most grains parallel to the extrusion direction(ED).•The formation of abnormal //ED texture was attributed to the activation of slips, which promoted the rotation of c-axis of grains to ED.•The activation of slips resulted from the reduction of the differences between various critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) slips and suppression of basal slip by precipitates.•The simulated texture predicated that the CRSS of basal slip was higher than that of pyramidal slip.