%0 journal article %@ 1047-4838 %A Garces, G., Pérez, P., Medina, J., Barea, R., Gómez, A., Garcia, J., Adeva, P. %D 2023 %J JOM: The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society %N 7 %P 2385-2396 %R doi:10.1007/s11837-023-05796-5 %T On the influence of precipitation on the dynamic strain aging in Mg-2%Nd %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-023-05796-5 7 %X The Mg-2%Nd alloy, thermally treated at 520°C and quenched, exhibits plastic instabilities at intermediate temperatures between 100°C and 300°C when it is compressively tested because of the dynamic strain aging phenomenon caused by the presence of neodymium atoms in solid solution. During compression tests, there is a competition between the precipitation of Mg-Nd particles and the DSA phenomenon, which depends largely on the test temperature. Thus, below 200°C, the formation of neodymium-rich precipitates is slow, and the interaction is insignificant. Under these conditions, the alloy exhibits a normal behavior of the DSA, i.e., the critical strain decreases with the increase in the test temperature. However, for test temperatures > 200°C, the formation of neodymium-rich precipitates is faster and the evolution of the critical strain with temperature is inverted because of the decrease of neodymium in solid solution.