Grain growth kinetics and annealed texture characteristics of Mg-Sc binary alloys

The effect of scandium on the microstructure and texture of hot rolled and annealed binary Mg-Sc alloys has been studied. Hot rolled alloys develop weaker and more random basal texture than the corresponding texture of pure Mg after undergoing the same thermomechanical processing. The increase of Sc concentration leads to a systematic weakening of the texture, however texture randomization is not as prominent as in other Mg-RE alloys. The …