Liu Guang, Zhang Zhenzhong, Chen Jian, et al. Effects of Cooling Rate on Microstructure and Properties of Mg-5Zn-1Y-0.6Zr Alloy. [J]. Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys 29(11):981-983(2009)
Liu Guang, Zhang Zhenzhong, Chen Jian, et al. Effects of Cooling Rate on Microstructure and Properties of Mg-5Zn-1Y-0.6Zr Alloy. [J]. Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys 29(11):981-983(2009)DOI:
Effects of Cooling Rate on Microstructure and Properties of Mg-5Zn-1Y-0.6Zr Alloy
The Mg-5Zn-1Y-0.6Zr alloys were prepared by rapidly solidified method.Solidification structure and properties of the prepared alloy were investigated by XRD
SEM
HRTEM and micro-hardness measurements.Microstructure of the alloy is composed of fine α-Mg phase
amorphous phases and I-Mg3Zn6Y quasicrystal phase discontinuously distributes along crystal boundary.Based on the heat transfer theory
the cooling rate of the alloy ribbons can be calculated by one-dimensional heat conductivity equation.With the increase of cooling rate
grain size in the microstructure of the alloy is refined with the more homogeneous distribution of composition
and the volumetric fractions of amorphous phase are raised
meanwhile
micro-hardness value of the alloy is increased greatly
and the maximum value reaches Hv 167
which is 2.2 times of that of the conventionally solidified alloy.