Precipitation microstructure and their strengthening effects of an Mg-2.8Nd-0.6Zn-0.4Zr alloy with a 0.2wt.% Y addition

J. H. Li, G. Sha, W. Q. Jie, S. P. Ringer

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Abstract

A micro-alloy addition of Y (0.2wt.%) produced a significant improvement in the tensile yield strength of an Mg-2.8Nd-0.6Zn-0.4Zr (wt.%) alloy at 200°C, with a 28% increase from 143MPa to 183MPa. APT characterisation confirmed that small solute clusters in a high number density were present in the as-quenched sample. TEM examinations revealed that β-type precipitates habiting on prism 1 1 2 0 planes were dominant in the sample after aged for 14h at 200°C, and they co-existed with γ-type precipitates on the basal plane of Mg matrix. The precipitation sequence of β-type precipitates is solute clusters→β'→β'→β1 before the peak hardness. There was significant clustering of solutes in the Y-containing alloy, but Y did not clearly partition into clusters or precipitates and remained in the Mg matrix. β', β' and β1 were measured with stoichiometric Mg9(Nd,Zn), Mg4(Nd,Zn) and Mg2(Nd,Zn), respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)272-280
Number of pages9
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume538
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2012

Keywords

  • Atom probe tomography
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Mechanical properties
  • Precipitation
  • TEM

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