Effect of isothermal aging on the microstructure and properties of as-cast Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy
Effect of isothermal aging on the microstructure and properties of as-cast Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy
The microstructure of Mg–7Gd–3Y–0.4Zr (wt.%) alloy during isothermal aging at 200 °C, 225 °C and 250 °C was investigated using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction. The mechanical properties of the peak-aged materials were evaluated by using Vickers hardness values, and their corrosion resistance was studied by using immersion tests, salt spray tests and electrochemical measurements in 5% NaCl solutions (wt.%). The results show that owing to the existence of a great many β′ precipitates with a quite small size and uniform distribution in the matrix, optimal mechanical properties and good corrosion resistance in 5% NaCl solutions are obtained when the alloy is aged at 200 °C for 120 h. The potentiodynamic polarization curves show that the corrosion current densities of the cathodic hydrogen evolution on the alloy peak-aged at 200 °C is lower than those for specimens of the alloy aged at 225 °C and 250 °C, which agrees fairly well with the microstructures of the alloys.
Mg-Gd-Y alloy, Microstructures, Age hardening, Corrosion
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Liang, Shuquan
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Guan, Dikai
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Tan, Xiaoping
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Chen, Liang
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Tang, Yan
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25 January 2011
Liang, Shuquan
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Guan, Dikai
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Tan, Xiaoping
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Chen, Liang
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Tang, Yan
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Liang, Shuquan, Guan, Dikai, Tan, Xiaoping, Chen, Liang and Tang, Yan
(2011)
Effect of isothermal aging on the microstructure and properties of as-cast Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy.
Materials Science and Engineering: A, 528 (3), .
(doi:10.1016/j.msea.2010.10.082).
Abstract
The microstructure of Mg–7Gd–3Y–0.4Zr (wt.%) alloy during isothermal aging at 200 °C, 225 °C and 250 °C was investigated using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction. The mechanical properties of the peak-aged materials were evaluated by using Vickers hardness values, and their corrosion resistance was studied by using immersion tests, salt spray tests and electrochemical measurements in 5% NaCl solutions (wt.%). The results show that owing to the existence of a great many β′ precipitates with a quite small size and uniform distribution in the matrix, optimal mechanical properties and good corrosion resistance in 5% NaCl solutions are obtained when the alloy is aged at 200 °C for 120 h. The potentiodynamic polarization curves show that the corrosion current densities of the cathodic hydrogen evolution on the alloy peak-aged at 200 °C is lower than those for specimens of the alloy aged at 225 °C and 250 °C, which agrees fairly well with the microstructures of the alloys.
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Published date: 25 January 2011
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Mg-Gd-Y alloy, Microstructures, Age hardening, Corrosion
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