Effect of temperature on mechanical behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy

Strain rate sensitivity and tension/compression asymmetry of AZ31 magnesium alloy at different temperatures and strain rates were investigated. Both of mechanical behaviors are temperature dependent. Strain rate sensitivity increases with increasing temperature. Thermally activated slip is the source of strain rate sensitivity. At the temperature below or near 373 K, strain rate sensitivity is very little. Tension/compression asymmetry in yielding decreases with increasing temperature. Twinning is the reason of tension/compression asymmetry. At the temperature above or near 573 K, the material shows little tension/compression asymmetry of the flow stress.