1. Influence of aluminum content on microstructure and performance of Mg-Zn-Ca-Al-Mn magnesium alloys.
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Huang, Xinsheng, Bian, Mingzhe, Nakatsugawa, Isao, Chino, Yasumasa, Sato, Masahiko, Yamazaki, Kazumasa, Kido, Futoshi, Ueda, Hironori, and Inoue, Masashi
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ALLOY texture , *THERMAL conductivity , *MICROSTRUCTURE , *MAGNESIUM alloys , *ALUMINUM-magnesium alloys , *CRYSTAL grain boundaries , *ALUMINUM - Abstract
The influences of Al content on microstructure, mechanical properties, stretch formability and thermal conductivity of Mg-1.5Zn-0.3Ca-xAl-0.2Mn (x: 0.2, 0.5, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, wt%) alloys were investigated. With increasing the Al content from 0.2 wt% to 2 wt%, the texture changed from the TD-split texture to the quadrupolar texture at the Al content of 1.25 wt%, and finally became the RD-split texture with an increased texture intensity. The change of texture can be attributed to the formation of Al 2 Ca phase, which weakens the segregation of Ca at grain boundaries due to the decreased amount of Ca solute atoms in the α-Mg matrix. In addition, Al-Mn precipitates changed from a spherical shape to a rod shape accompanied by a largely increased Al/Mn ratio and a decreased amount of precipitates, when the Al content was increased to be larger than 1 wt%. The 0.2–1.5 wt% Al added alloys exhibited excellent stretch formability with the Erichsen values of 8.4–9.1 mm, which were much larger than that (6.8 mm) of the 2 wt% Al added alloy due to texture effect. The 1 wt% Al added alloy had the largest Erichsen value of 9.1 mm, while the 0.2 wt% and 2 wt% Al added alloys exhibited much higher yield strength (165 and 171 vs. 144 MPa). The thermal conductivity continuously decreased with increasing the Al content. Compared to the 2 wt% Al added alloy, the 0.2 wt% Al added alloy exhibited a much higher thermal conductivity (140 vs. 105 W/(m·K)) benefiting from the low concentration of Al solute atoms in the α-Mg matrix. Consequently, a combination of strong mechanical strength, excellent stretch formability and high thermal conductivity was achieved in the low Al-containing alloys with 0.2–0.5 wt% Al. • Mg-1.5Zn-0.3Ca-(0.2–2)Al-0.2Mn alloys with different Al contents were prepared. • High Al content caused texture change from TD-split to RD-split via quadrupole. • 1 wt% Al alloy with TD-split texture has the best formability but low strength. • Thermal conductivity continuously decreased with increasing Al content. • Excellent properties were simultaneously achieved in the low Al-containing alloys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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