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Effect of ageing treatment on the precipitation behaviour of Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy

  • C. Xu
  • , M. Y. Zheng*
  • , K. Wu
  • , E. D. Wang
  • , G. H. Fan
  • , S. W. Xu
  • , S. Kamado
  • , X. D. Liu
  • , G. J. Wang
  • , X. Y. Lv
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Nagaoka University of Technology
  • Northeast Light Alloy Company Limited

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Abstract

Ageing treatment at 200 °C and 225 °C for various periods of time was introduced to the Mg-8.2Gd-3.8Y-1.0Zn-0.4Zr (wt.%) alloy, the age-hardening behaviour and phase transformation were analysed systematically. The alloy aged at 225 °C exhibits accelerated ageing progress compared with that aged at 200 °C. The precipitation sequences of the alloy aged at both 200 °C and 225 °C are supersaturated solid solution (SSSS) → β″ (D019) → β′ (bco). Stacking faults and 14H LPSO phase formed in the alloy over-aged at 200 °C and 225 °C, respectively. The equilibrium β phase precipitated at the grain boundaries with the formation of precipitate free zone (PFZ) at the peak-aged stage, after further ageing treatment, the β phase got coarsened, which was accompanied with the widening of the PFZ.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)50-56
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume550
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Age hardening
  • Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy
  • Microstructure
  • Precipitation

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