In this paper, Mg/Al laminated composites were successfully prepared at 400 °C by corrugated + flat rolling (CFR) with reduction ratios of 35% and 25% and subsequent annealing treatments were conducted at 200–350 °C for 30 min. A two-dimensional model was established to analyze the strain distribution during the first corrugated rolling process. Simulation results indicated that severe plastic deformation was formed at trough positions, which included more numerous refined grains than in the peak positions. The interfacial microstructure and mechanical property of the flattened composites along the rolling direction (RD) and the transverse direction (TD) were investigated. The results revealed that longitudinal discontinuous and transverse continuous interfacial intermetallic compounds (IMCs) were observed of the flattened as-rolled sample. Spatial distribution was provided for the grain microstructure along the thickness and rolling direction for AZ31B magnesium alloys of the CFR as-rolled composite. Mechanical property results showed that the longitudinal ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and elongation (EL) of the as-rolled sample reached 255 MPa and 4.14%, respectively. The as-rolled UTS along TD reached 325 MPa, about 30% higher than that along the RD. After heat treatment, the anisotropy of mechanical properties remained. The microstructure evolution and mechanical properties were discussed in detail.

In order to quantitatively describe the effect of the initial grain orientation on the inhomogeneous deformation of 304 austenitic stainless steel foil during tension, a three-dimensional uniaxial tension model was established, based on the crystal plasticity finite element method (CPFEM) and Voronoi polyhedron theory. A three-dimensional representative volume element (RVE) was used to simulate the slip deformation of 304 stainless steel foil with five typical grain orientations under the same engineering strain. The simulation results show that the number and characteristics of active slip systems and the deformation degree of the grain are different due to the different initial grain orientations. The slip systems preferentially initiate at grain boundaries and cause slip system activity at the interior and free surface of the grain. The Brass, S, and Copper oriented 304 stainless steel foil exhibits a high strain hardening index, which is beneficial to strengthening. However, the Cube and Goss oriented 304 stainless steel foil has a low deformation resistance and is prone to plastic deformation.

It is difficult to effectively improve the low bonding strength of TA1/304 clad plates. This study proposes a new process for applying pulse current (1500 A, 500 Hz, 50% duty cycle) to TA1/304 clad plates during the rolling process, which changes the interface microstructure and effectively improves the bonding strength of the clad plates. The influence of the pulsed current on the interface microstructure and bonding strength was systematically studied. The results indicate that the clad plate is initially bonded at 750 °C and 35% reduction ratio under electrically-assisted rolling (EAR), and finally the higher bonding strength is obtained at 850 °C and 48% reduction ratio, reaching 395 MPa. The strengthening of the interface element diffusion and grain refinement under the action of the pulsed current are important reasons for the improvement in the bonding strength of the clad plate. This discovery provides new ideas for the preparation of clad plates with high bonding performance.