Hot extrusion has been carried out at 623 K on machined chips of Mg
96Zn
2Y
2 (at%) alloy. Microstructure and mechanical properties of the extruded Mg
96Zn
2Y
2 alloy have been investigated. The extruded Mg
96Zn
2Y
2 alloy was composed of α-Mg, Mg
12ZnY and Mg
3Zn
3Y
2 phases, and the Mg grain had a mean grain size of 450 nm. The Mg
12ZnY phase was frequently observed inside the fine Mg grains. Additionally, oxidation was occurred around cavities remained after extrusion. The extruded alloy exhibited a high 0.2% proof strength of 495 MPa and elongation of failure to 3% at room temperature. Grain refinement of Mg and dispersion of Mg
12ZnY and Mg
3Zn
3Y
2 phases caused by hot extrusion lead to high strength at room temperature. Furthermore, the alloy extrusion also exhibited the superplasticity at temperatures of 623 K and 723 K with initial strain rates from 2×10
−1 s
−1 to 2×10
−3 s
−1. And also the maximum elongation was 450% at 723 K with initial strain rate of 2×10
−3 s
−1. The grain boundary sliding of Mg grains is dominant deformation mechanism for the alloy at high temperature ranges.
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