Achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine-grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloy

High-temperature solid-solution is indispensable for bake-hardenable dilute Mg alloys, which generally induces grain coarsening. Herein, we report extraordinary thermal stability in a bake-hardenable dilute Mg-1.61Zn-0.57Mn-0.54Ca-0.46Al (wt. %, ZMXA2110) alloy, maintaining fine-grained structure at...

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Main Authors: Zhao-Yuan Meng, Cheng Wang, Zhen-Ming Hua, Min Zha, Hui-Yuan Wang
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Materials Research Letters
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21663831.2022.2106797
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Cheng Wang
Zhen-Ming Hua
Min Zha
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Min Zha
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description High-temperature solid-solution is indispensable for bake-hardenable dilute Mg alloys, which generally induces grain coarsening. Herein, we report extraordinary thermal stability in a bake-hardenable dilute Mg-1.61Zn-0.57Mn-0.54Ca-0.46Al (wt. %, ZMXA2110) alloy, maintaining fine-grained structure at 450 °C. The thermal stability is stemmed from the Zener pinning effect of dense fine (∼15.0 nm) core–shell β-Mn particles and co-segregation of Zn and Ca at grain boundaries. The fine-grained (∼3.2 μm) dilute alloy exhibits high room-temperature formability in solid-solution condition with an Index Erichsen value of ∼6.0 mm, and impressive yield strength of ∼293 MPa with an evident increment of ∼60 MPa by bake-hardening treatment.
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spelling doaj.art-581b656084b2492fa477a4282adc383e2022-12-22T03:16:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMaterials Research Letters2166-38312022-12-01101279780410.1080/21663831.2022.2106797Achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine-grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloyZhao-Yuan Meng0Cheng Wang1Zhen-Ming Hua2Min Zha3Hui-Yuan Wang4Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of ChinaHigh-temperature solid-solution is indispensable for bake-hardenable dilute Mg alloys, which generally induces grain coarsening. Herein, we report extraordinary thermal stability in a bake-hardenable dilute Mg-1.61Zn-0.57Mn-0.54Ca-0.46Al (wt. %, ZMXA2110) alloy, maintaining fine-grained structure at 450 °C. The thermal stability is stemmed from the Zener pinning effect of dense fine (∼15.0 nm) core–shell β-Mn particles and co-segregation of Zn and Ca at grain boundaries. The fine-grained (∼3.2 μm) dilute alloy exhibits high room-temperature formability in solid-solution condition with an Index Erichsen value of ∼6.0 mm, and impressive yield strength of ∼293 MPa with an evident increment of ∼60 MPa by bake-hardening treatment.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21663831.2022.2106797Magnesium alloysprecipitationthermal stabilitystrengthformability
spellingShingle Zhao-Yuan Meng
Cheng Wang
Zhen-Ming Hua
Min Zha
Hui-Yuan Wang
Achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine-grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloy
Materials Research Letters
Magnesium alloys
precipitation
thermal stability
strength
formability
title Achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine-grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloy
title_full Achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine-grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloy
title_fullStr Achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine-grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloy
title_full_unstemmed Achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine-grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloy
title_short Achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine-grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloy
title_sort achieving extraordinary thermal stability of fine grained structure in a dilute magnesium alloy
topic Magnesium alloys
precipitation
thermal stability
strength
formability
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21663831.2022.2106797
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