Abstract
Microstructure observation and dynamic mechanical analysis were carried out to investigate the precipitation and responding damping behaviors of AZ31 magnesium alloy. All the strain amplitude-dependent damping curves of the aged alloys are located between the curves of solutionized and as-cast alloys, although they have different critical strain amplitudes. The G-L theory is employed to explain the damping mechanism involving the interaction between the dislocation and the precipitated phase. In addition, a damping peak is observed at temperatures close to 330 °C for AZ31 magnesium alloy, which is related to the β-Mg17Al12 phase dissolution.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Damping behavior
- Damping peak
- G-L model
- Magnesium alloys
- Precipitation