1. Ultrahigh strength as-extruded Mg–10.3Zn–6.4Y–0.4Zr–0.5Ca alloy containing W phase.
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Jiang, H.S., Qiao, X.G., Xu, C., Zheng, M.Y., Wu, K., and Kamado, S.
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MAGNESIUM alloys , *METAL extrusion , *TUNGSTEN , *METAL castings , *TENSILE strength , *YIELD stress , *CRYSTAL grain boundaries - Abstract
A new ultrahigh-strength W phase (Mg 3 Y 2 Zn 3 ) containing Mg–10.3Zn–6.4Y–0.4Zr–0.5Ca (wt.%) alloy with medium RE content has been fabricated through conventional casting and indirect extrusion. The as-extruded alloy exhibits ultimate tensile strength of 466 MPa, tensile yield stress of 447 MPa and elongation to failure of 4.7%. The as-cast Mg–10.3Zn–6.4Y–0.4Zr–0.5Ca (wt.%) alloy is mainly composed of α-Mg and lamellar eutectic α-Mg and W phase distributed at grain boundaries. After extrusion, the coarse lamellar W phases in the as-cast alloy are broken into fine particles of about 0.5 μm, dispersing in the particle bands along the extrusion direction. The as-extruded alloy exhibits a bimodal microstructure consisting of ultrafine dynamic recrystallized (DRXed) grains with fine broken W phase particles at the DRXed grain boundaries and coarse un-DRXed regions. Large number of nano W phase and small amount of nano β 2 ′ phase are dynamically precipitated in the coarse unDRXed regions during extrusion, which contribute to the ultrahigh strength of the as-extruded alloy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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