The High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Mg–Gd–Y–Zr Alloy

The oxidation behavior of pure Mg and Mg–Gd-Y-Zr alloy was studied in O₂ at 300 °C with and without the presence of water vapor. The kinetics curves revealed improved oxidation resistance of Mg–Gd–Y–Zr alloy in O₂, compared with pure Mg. However, when water vapor co-existed with oxygen, the oxidation rate of Mg–Gd–Y–Zr alloy was accelerated; whereas, the oxidation rate of pure Mg was restrained. Detailed XPS analysis of pure Mg oxidized with water vapor revealed that the reduced oxidation rate could be strongly linked with the outer Mg(OH)₂ film. On the contrary, for Mg–Gd–Y–Zr alloy, an incomplete Mg(OH)₂ film was present in the outer region of oxide layer, which can provide a ready pathway for water vapor transport to the inner part of the oxide film and which has little oxidation resistance to water vapor.     

The Effect of Homogenization on the Corrosion Behavior of Al–Mg Alloy

The effect of homogenization on the corrosion behavior of 5083-O aluminum alloy is presented in this paper. The intergranular corrosion and exfoliation corrosion were used to characterize the discussed corrosion behavior of 5083-O aluminum alloy. The variations in the morphology, the kind and distribution of the precipitates, and the dislocation configurations in the samples after the homogenization were evaluated using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The effects of the highly active grain boundary character distribution and the types of constituent particles on the corrosion are discussed on the basis of experimental observations. The results indicated that the corrosion behavior of 5083-O alloy was closely related to the microstructure obtained by the heat treatment. Homogenization carried out after casting had the optimal effect on the overall corrosion resistance of the material. Nevertheless, all samples could satisfy the requirements of corrosion resistance in marine applications.     

Effect of Microstructure on Corrosion Behavior of Mg–Sr Alloy in Hank's Solution

Mg–Sr alloy has been studied as a potential biodegradable material with excellent bioactivity to promote the bone formation. However, its degradation behavior needs to be well controlled to avoid the negative effect, which is important for future application. Therefore in this study, the microstructure and its effect on corrosion behavior of an Mg–1.5 Sr alloy were investigated. The microstructures of the alloy under different processing procedures were characterized by both optical and scanning electron microscopes. The corrosion performance was studied in Hank's solution using immersion,potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) tests. The results showed that the grain size and the amount and distribution of b-Mg_(17)Sr_2 had obvious effects on the corrosion behavior of Mg–Sr alloy. The smaller the grain size was, the more the protective surface layer formed on Mg–Sr alloy, and the higher the corrosion resistance was. For the as-cast Mg–Sr alloy, the network-like second phases precipitated along the grain boundaries could not hinder the corrosion due to their own corrosion cracking accelerating the intergranular corrosion. However, the refinement of second phases increased the corrosion resistance of the as-extruded alloy. After solution treatment at 450 °C for 5 h, the grains in the alloy did not grow much and b-Mg_(17)Sr_2 phases homogenously distributed in the alloy, resulting in the increase in corrosion resistance. However, after aging treatment, large amount of precipitated second phases increased the galvanic corrosion of the alloy, accelerating the development of corrosion.     

Effect of Solution Treatment on Microstructure and Corrosion Properties of Mg–4Gd–1Y–1Zn–0.5Ca–1Zr Alloy

The as-cast multi-element Mg–4Gd–1Y–1Zn–0.5Ca–1Zr alloy with low rare earth additions was prepared, and the solution treatment was applied at different temperatures. The microstructural evolution of the alloy was characterized by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, and corrosion properties of the alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution were evaluated by immersion and electrochemical tests. The results indicate that the as-cast alloy is composed of the a-Mg matrix,lamellar long-period stacking-ordered(LPSO) structure and eutectic phase. The LPSO structure exists with more volume fraction in the alloy solution-treated at 440 °C, but disappears with the increase in the solution temperature. For all the solution-treated alloys, the precipitated phases are detected. The corrosion rates of the alloys decrease first and then increase slightly with the increase in the solution temperature, and the corrosion resistance of the solution-treated alloys is more than four times as good as that of the as-cast alloy. In addition, the alloy solution-treated at 480 °C for 6 h shows the best corrosion property.     

The Effect of Texture on the Corrosion Behavior of AZ31?Mg Alloy

Magnesium (Mg) grains show anisotropic corrosion behavior, which implies that the single-phase, hot-rolled Mg alloy AZ31 sheet, if highly textured, will have different corrosion performance depending on its crystallographic orientation of the grains. Its rolling surface, dominated by (0001) basal crystallographic planes, is more corrosion resistant than its cross-section surface, which is mainly composed of $ \{ 10\overline{1} 0\} $ and $ \{ 11\overline{2} 0\} $ prismatic crystallographic planes. Furthermore, grain refinement by hot rolling is beneficial to the overall corrosion resistance of AZ31 because of the dissolution of AlMn(Fe) intermetallic precipitates in the alloy. Surface compressive deformation machining can lead to refined grains and an expected preferred grain orientation, thus improving the corrosion resistance of AZ31 alloy.     

Effect of Solution Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Sand-Cast Mg–9Gd–4Y–0.5Zr Alloy

Sand-cast Mg–9Gd–4Y–0.5 Zr(wt%) alloy was solution-treated at 500–565 ℃ in the time range of 0.5–30 h in air or vacuum to investigate its microstructure evolution and mechanical properties. The results showed that solution treatment temperature had a significant influence on the dissolving rate of eutectic phase and grain growth. Taken both of them into consideration, 510–520 ℃ was considered to be the optimum solution treatment temperature range for this alloy.It should be noted that the trace(0.4–0.9 vol%) and insoluble cuboid-shaped phase precipitated during solution treatment was identified to be YH2, of which the hydrogen was thought to come from both the melting and solution heating process.In addition, the 3D morphology and dissolving process of Mg24(Gd,Y)5 eutectic phases in the as-cast alloy were also discussed via in-situ observation under X-ray tomography.     

Effect of Zener–Hollomon Parameter on High-Temperature Deformation Behaviors of Mg–6Zn–1.5Y–0.5Ce–0.4Zr Alloy

High-temperature compressive deformation behaviors of Mg–6Zn–1.5Y–0.5Ce–0.4Zr alloy were investigated at temperatures and strain rates ranging from 523 to 673 K and from 0.001 to 1 s~(-1),respectively.The studied alloy was mainly composed ofα-Mg,Mg _(3 )Zn _(6 )Y (I phase),Mg–Zn–Ce and Mg _(3 )Zn _(3 )Y _(2 )(W phase).The constitutive equation of Mg alloy was obtained,and the apparent activation energy (Q) was determined as 200.44 k J/mol,indicating that rare earth phase increases the difficulty of deformation.The work hardening involves three stages:(1) linear hardening stage;(2) strain hardening stage;and (3)softening and steady-state stage.During these three stages,the dislocation aggregation and tangling,dynamic recovery and recrystallization occur sequentially.To characterize the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) volume fraction,the DRX kinetics was investigated using the Avrami-type equation.The deformation mechanism of magnesium alloy under different Zener–Hollomon parameter (Z) value conditions was also studied.At high Z values and intermediate conditions,dislocations rapidly generate and pile up in the alloy.Recrystallization is hardly seen at this time.At low Z condition,the DRX occurs in the alloy.     

Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on LPSO Kinking and Microstructure Evolution of Mg–11Gd–4Y–2Zn–0.5Zr Alloy

Two different kinds of hot compressions, namely normal-compression and can-compression, were performed on the Mg–11 Gd–4 Y–2 Zn–0.5 Zr alloy, featured with long period stacking ordered(LPSO) phase. The kinking behavior of LPSO phase and microstructure evolution was investigated to clarify the effect of levels of imposed hydrostatic pressure. The results suggest that the LPSO phases including both the intragranular 14 H-LPSO phase and intergranular 18 R-LPSO phase suffer severe kinking behavior under higher hydrostatic pressure induced by can-compression, which is firstly characterized with more kinking times and smaller relative kinking width. The main reason for such enhanced LPSO kinking during cancompression may be mainly ascribed to the higher dislocation density under a higher level of hydrostatic pressure. Meanwhile, a competitive relationship between the kink behaviors of intergranular 18 R-LPSO phase and intragranular 14 H-LPSO phase was observed. That is, the intergranular 18 R-LPSO phase only kinks obviously on the condition that the surrounded intragranular 14 H-LPSO phase scarcely kinks. In contrast to the distinctive kinking of LPSO phase, the dynamic recrystallization(DRX) mechanism shows less dependence on the hydrostatic pressure. Resultantly, similar DRX fractions and crystallographic texture were attained for two compression processes owing to the similar operation of deformation mode.     

Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alloy Mg – 10% Gd – 3% Y – 0.6% Zr

Metal Science and Heat Treatment - The microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of magnesium alloy Mg – 10% Gd – 3% Y – 0.6% Zr is studied in cast condition and...     

Effect of Various Retrogression Regimes on Aging Behavior and Precipitates Characterization of a High Zn-Containing Al–Zn–Mg–Cu Alloy

In the present work, the influence of various retrogression treatments on hardness, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of a high Zn-containing Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy is investigated and several retrogression regimes subjected to a same strength level are proposed. The precipitates are qualitatively investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy techniques. Based on the matrix precipitate observations, the distributions of precipitate size and nearest inter-precipitate distance are extracted from bright-field TEM images projected along 〈110〉_Al orientation with the aid of an imaging analysis and an arithmetic method. The results show that GP zones and η′ precipitates are the major precipitates and the precipitate size and its distribution range continuously enlarge with the retrogression regime expands to an extent of high temperature. The nearest inter-precipitate distance ranges obtained are quite the same and the average distance of nearest inter-precipitates show a slight increase. The influence of precipitates on mechanical properties is discussed through the interaction relationship between precipitates and dislocations.     

热处理对Mg-9Gd-2Y-0.6Zr合金显微组织和耐蚀性的影响

采用失重法、扫描电子显微镜、光学显微镜研究了热处理对Mg-9Gd-2Y-0.6Zr合金显微组织和耐蚀性的影响。结果表明:合金铸态组织由α-Mg基体和粗大的枝晶β相组成,热处理后,合金中的β相经过溶解再析出的过程,β相由断续网状转变为方块颗粒状;热处理工艺显著提高了合金在Hanks模型中的耐蚀性,且腐蚀产物以Mg(OH)2为主。     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of rolled Mg-12Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy sheets

The extruded Mg-12Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy sheets were rolled from 30 mm to 2.3 mm at 723 K by electric heated rollers,and then different heat treatments were performed to improve their properties.The microstructures and tensile properties of the alloy sheets were investigated,including as-rolled,annealed and T5 treated.The experimental results show that the grains are effectively refined by the rolling process,and the strength of the rolled alloy is greatly enhanced.The annealed alloy exhibits lower strength a...     

Influence of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-10Gd-3Y-1.2Zn-0.4Zr alloy

Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the cast Mg-10Gd-3Y-1.2Zn-0.4Zr(mass fraction,%) alloy during annealing at 798 K for different time were investigated.In the as-cast state,the microstructure consists ofα-Mg,Mg_5(Gd,Y,Zn) eutectic compounds and stacking faults(SF) of basal plane distributed from grain boundary to inner grain.During heat treatment at 798 K,the SF and parts of eutectic compounds dissolve into the matrix gradually,simultaneously,a new straight lamellar phase with 14H typ...     

不同固溶状态Mg-10Gd-3Y-1.2Zn-0.5Zr合金的力学性能及断裂行为研究

通过在Mg-10Gd-3Y-0.5Zr合金中添加少量Zn制备出一种新型Mg-10Gd-3Y-1.2Zn-0.5Zr合金,并利用扫描电子显微镜、拉伸试验机分析研究Mg合金不同状态下的显微组织、力学性能及断裂行为。结果表明：Mg-10Gd-3Y-1.2Zn -0.5Zr合金在不同的时效状态下,铸态塑性差,T4态塑性好,T6态塑性优于铸态但劣于T4态,且所有样品都是脆性解理断裂为主,晶界和层状相界面比化合物界面结合牢固。通过比较3个不同温度下T6态的力学性能,发现提高固溶温度能提高合金的强度,但延伸率会略降。并且Zn促进层状相生长,但是对基体塑性提高作用有限。     

Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of the As-Extruded Mg-4Zn-2Gd-0.5Ca Alloy

In order to study the corrosion resistance of extruded magnesium alloys,the Mg-4 Zn-2 Gd-0.5 Ca alloy was extruded at the speed of 0.01-0.1 mm/s with the temperature of 280-360℃in present study.Hot extrusion results show that the volume fraction of precipitates(V_(pre)),V_(DRX)(the dynamic recrystallization rate) and the average size of DRXed grain(d_(DRX)) decrease with the decrease in extrusion speed,and the corrosion rate of the alloy also shows a downward trend.On the contrary,the values of V_(pre),V_(DRX) and d_(DRX) increase with the increase in extrusion temperature,and the corrosion resistance of Mg-4 Zn-2 Gd-0.5 Ca alloy decreases.When the extrusion speed is 0.01 mm/s and the extrusion temperature is 280℃,the alloy has the best corrosion resistance.The corrosion of extruded Mg-4 Zn-2 Gd-0.5 Ca alloy occurs preferentially on the magnesium matrix around W and I phases in the DRXed zone.With the further corrosion,the corrosion continues to spread along the phase,and the corrosion area gradually increases.Galvanic corrosion plays a leading role in the corrosion process.Moreover,there are a large number of basal plane textures in the unDRXed region,which is conducive to improving the corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys.In addition,the decrease in grain size also makes the corrosion of magnesium alloy more uniform.     

Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on LPSO Kinking and Microstructure Evolution of Mg-11Gd-4Y-2Zn-O.5Zr Alloy

Two different kinds of hot compressions,namely normal-compression and can-compression,were performed on the Mg-11Gd-4Y-2Zn-0.5Zr alloy,featured with long period stacking ordered (LPSO) phase.The kinking behavior of LPSO phase and microstructure evolution was investigated to clarify the effect of levels of imposed hydrostatic pressure.The results suggest that the LPSO phases including both the intragranular 14H-LPSO phase and intergranular 18R-LPSO phase suffer severe kinking behavior under higher hydrostatic pressure induced by can-compression,which is firstly characterized with more kinking times and smaller relative kinking width.The main reason for such enhanced LPSO kinking during cancompression may be mainly ascribed to the higher dislocation density under a higher level of hydrostatic pressure.Meanwhile,a competitive relationship between the kink behaviors of intergranular 18R-LPSO phase and intragranular 14H-LPSO phase was observed.That is,the intergranular 18R-LPSO phase only kinks obviously on the condition that the surrounded intragranular 14H-LPSO phase scarcely kinks.In contrast to the distinctive kinking of LPSO phase,the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) mechanism shows less dependence on the hydrostatic pressure.Resultantly,similar DRX fractions and crystallographic texture were attained for two compression processes owing to the similar operation of deformation mode.     

Mg-Gd-Y系合金中绝热剪切带的特征

通过弹道冲击试验和高温Hopkinson Bar压缩试验研究了Mg-Gd-Y系合金的绝热剪切行为.利用光学显微镜对试验后试样的组织进行观察.结果发现,该合金在两种试验条件下形成两种绝热剪切带.弹道冲击过程中形成的剪切带在光学显微镜下呈白亮色,平均宽度约为10 μm,属于白亮带,带内组织的显微硬度明显高于周围基体.白亮带只能在稳定塑性侵彻阶段形成:整个高温Hopkinson Bar压缩过程中只在T=735 K时形成较明显的塑性变形带.远离绝热剪切带源点的裂纹的形成主要是由平行于剪切方向的孪晶引起的.     

热处理工艺对Mg-5Y-3Nd-1Gd-0.4Zr镁合金冲击韧性的影响

采用冲击实验研究了热处理工艺对Mg-5Y-3Nd-1Gd-0.4Zr镁合金U型缺口和无缺口试样的冲击韧性的影响,同时研究了时效时间对于时效态样品冲击性能缺口敏感性的影响.结果表明:固溶处理后合金的冲击韧性最高,断口形貌具有韧脆混合断裂特征,而时效后合金的冲击韧性迅速降低,断口形貌呈现脆性断裂的特征.这是由于固溶处理后合...     

挤压态Mg-10Gd-3Y-0.5Zr镁合金的低温力学性能(英文)

研究多循环低温交变(液氮浸泡处理)和拉伸温度对挤压态Mg10Gd3Y0.5Zr镁合金的微观组织、力学性能以及断裂机制的影响。结果表明,Mg10Gd3Y0.5Zr合金经10d液氮浸泡或10个周期高低温交变循环后,合金室温力学性能基本不变;而经过20个周期高低温循环后,合金的室温抗拉强度由398MPa升高到417MPa。在196°C下拉伸时,挤压态Mg10Gd3Y0.5Zr镁合金的屈服强度和抗拉强度均大幅度提高,分别为349MPa和506MPa,分别增长了18%和27%。合金室温断裂机制为穿晶解理断裂,而低温条件下为韧性断裂和解理断裂并存的混合断裂机制。