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Tensile yield strength of extruded Mg–5.3Zn–0.5Ca–0.5Ce/La (weight percent) alloy is remarkably increased to 316 MPa from 163 MPa, via the warm rolling process. The tension twinning can be activated after low-strain (5–21%) rolling, and the dynamic recrystallization occurs with increasing rolling reduction. The dislocations are gradually accumulated within the original grains during the rolling, and the number fraction of low angle grain boundary is increased. The coarse secondary phases are gradually broken into small pieces, due to the increased rolling deformation. The weak fiber texture with 10 1 ̅ 0 parallel to extrusion direction in the extruded alloy is modified to the typical 0002 10 1 ̅ 0 texture after rolling, and the yield strength is notably improved, because of the multiple strengthening effects (grain refinement, work hardening, dispersion and texture). A good balance between strength (> 310 MPa) and ductility (~ 9.5%), has been achieved through the warm rolling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As-cast Mg–5.3Zn–0.6Ca (weight percent) alloy was indirectly extruded at 300 °C with different deformation rates (ram speeds of 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 mms − 1 ), and the microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the as-extruded alloys were investigated in the current study. With the increase of deformation rates, the average size and volume fraction of dynamic recrystallized grains were remarkably increased. The basal fiber texture became weak in the as-extruded alloy with higher volume fraction of recrystallized grains, because most of the basal planes in these grains were tilted to extrusion direction about 30–40°. The higher deformation rate decreased the tensile yield stress due to the grain coarsening and basal texture weakening, while the elongation was improved, which was resulted from the enhanced work hardening rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]