This invention belongs to the field of advanced
metallic materials manufacturing, and relates to the design and preparation method of a high-
plasticity Mg-Sn-Al
magnesium alloy. First, a candidate
system of Mg-xSn-yAl alloys is established. First-principles methods based on
density functional theory are used to perform VCA modeling on each candidate composition and calculate elastic constants. Combined with the Voigt-Reuss-Hill model, parameters such as
bulk modulus B,
shear modulus G, Poisson's ratio, Pugh ratio, and Cauchy pressure are obtained. Using a Poisson's ratio greater than 0.36, a Pugh ratio greater than 3.4, and a Cauchy pressure greater than 18 GPa as screening criteria, the composition range of the high-
plasticity alloy is determined to be Mg-(1-3.2)Sn-(0.7-0.8)Al (wt.%). Subsequently,
alloy plates are prepared through melting and
casting, hot
extrusion, staged rolling, intermediate annealing, and pulsed current post-treatment, and tensile
property testing and
microstructure characterization are performed. The results show that the selected alloys have superior
plasticity, with the Mg-3.2Sn-0.79Al alloy achieving an elongation of 15.6%. This invention enables rapid screening and preparation of high-
ductility magnesium alloys, which can reduce trial-and-error costs and improve alloy design efficiency.