Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) has been conducted on as-cast Mg–4.3 wt.%Zn–0.7 wt.%
Y Mg allo
y containing quasicr
ystal phase at a temperature of 623 K. After 8 ECAP passes, the grain size of the as-cast allo
y is decreased from

120 to

3.5 μm, and the coarse eutectic quasicr
ystal phases are broken and dispersed in the allo
y. Tensile testing has been performed on the ECAPed Mg–Zn–Y allo
y at temperatures of 523 K and 623 K with initial strain rates from 1.5 × 10
− 3 to 1.5 × 10
− 4 s
− 1. The ECAPed allo
y exhibits a maximum elongation of about 600%when testing at 623 K using an initial strain rate of 1.5 × 10
− 4 s
− 1. Grain boundar
y sliding is considered to be the dominant deformation mechanism of the Mg–Zn–Y allo
y in the temperature and strain-rate range investigated.