Study of aged Mg-Sm alloys subjected to severe plastic deformation

The effect of severe plastic deformation by high-pressure torsion on the structure and properties of aged magnesium alloys containing 2.8–5.5 wt % Sm (the maximum solubility of samarium in solid magnesium is 5.8 wt %) are studied. The severe plastic deformation leads to substantial strengthening caused by the formation of a submicrocrystalline structure along with strengthening caused by the decomposition of a supersaturated magnesium-based solid solution.