Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of As-Extruded AZ91-CaO Alloy
The effects of different pre-heat treatments on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of extruded AZ91 and AZ91-CaO alloys were investigated. The results showed that the microstructure of AZ91 is clearly refined after adding CaO modifier. After solution heat treatment (T...
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| description | The effects of different pre-heat treatments on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of extruded AZ91 and AZ91-CaO alloys were investigated. The results showed that the microstructure of AZ91 is clearly refined after adding CaO modifier. After solution heat treatment (T4), most of the second phase was dissolved into the matrix, while after aging heat treatment (T6), new fine and discontinuous Mg<sub>17</sub>Al<sub>12</sub> were precipitated in both AZ91 and AZ91-CaO alloys. The average grain size of the extruded AZ91-CaO-T6 alloy was 0.9 μm, and the second phase has the smallest size and more uniform dispersion. Therefore, the mechanical properties of AZ91-CaO-T6-EX are optimal, and its ultimate tensile strength, tensile yield strength and elongation reach 367.6 MPa, 320.2 MPa, and 9.5%, respectively. Meanwhile, the electrochemical and salt spray corrosion experiments also showed that the AZ91-CaO-T6-EX alloy had the best corrosion resistance; the self-corrosion potential was −1.08 mV, the corrosion current density was 5.65 μA/cm<sup>2</sup>, and the annual corrosion rate was 0.36 mm/y after 72 h salt spray treatment. This high corrosion performance was mainly attributed to the dispersed second phase with small size and fine grain size. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecfd7175ac8e4ef3b01f7613708658c62023-11-24T16:40:11ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012022-11-011212206010.3390/met12122060Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of As-Extruded AZ91-CaO AlloyGuopeng Zhang0Lu Zhang1Shaoyuan Lyu2Chen You3Limin Tian4Minfang Chen5School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, ChinaTianjin Kanger Medical Treatment Apparatus Co., Ltd., Tianjin 301706, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, ChinaThe effects of different pre-heat treatments on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of extruded AZ91 and AZ91-CaO alloys were investigated. The results showed that the microstructure of AZ91 is clearly refined after adding CaO modifier. After solution heat treatment (T4), most of the second phase was dissolved into the matrix, while after aging heat treatment (T6), new fine and discontinuous Mg<sub>17</sub>Al<sub>12</sub> were precipitated in both AZ91 and AZ91-CaO alloys. The average grain size of the extruded AZ91-CaO-T6 alloy was 0.9 μm, and the second phase has the smallest size and more uniform dispersion. Therefore, the mechanical properties of AZ91-CaO-T6-EX are optimal, and its ultimate tensile strength, tensile yield strength and elongation reach 367.6 MPa, 320.2 MPa, and 9.5%, respectively. Meanwhile, the electrochemical and salt spray corrosion experiments also showed that the AZ91-CaO-T6-EX alloy had the best corrosion resistance; the self-corrosion potential was −1.08 mV, the corrosion current density was 5.65 μA/cm<sup>2</sup>, and the annual corrosion rate was 0.36 mm/y after 72 h salt spray treatment. This high corrosion performance was mainly attributed to the dispersed second phase with small size and fine grain size.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/12/12/2060AZ91 alloyCaO modifierpre-heat treatmentmechanical propertycorrosion resistance |
| spellingShingle | Guopeng Zhang Lu Zhang Shaoyuan Lyu Chen You Limin Tian Minfang Chen Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of As-Extruded AZ91-CaO Alloy Metals AZ91 alloy CaO modifier pre-heat treatment mechanical property corrosion resistance |
| title | Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of As-Extruded AZ91-CaO Alloy |
| title_full | Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of As-Extruded AZ91-CaO Alloy |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of As-Extruded AZ91-CaO Alloy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of As-Extruded AZ91-CaO Alloy |
| title_short | Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of As-Extruded AZ91-CaO Alloy |
| title_sort | effect of pre heat treatment on microstructure and properties of as extruded az91 cao alloy |
| topic | AZ91 alloy CaO modifier pre-heat treatment mechanical property corrosion resistance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/12/12/2060 |
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