Sun Xuguang, Dong Yun, Lin Xiaopin, et al. Effects of Cr on Precipitation Strengthening Process of Mg-Zn-Al-Cu Alloy[J]. Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys, 2010,30(3):279-282.
Sun Xuguang, Dong Yun, Lin Xiaopin, et al. Effects of Cr on Precipitation Strengthening Process of Mg-Zn-Al-Cu Alloy[J]. Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys, 2010,30(3):279-282.DOI:
Effects of Cr on microstructure and precipitation process of Mg-10Zn-2Al-1Cu alloy were investigated by SEM(scanning electron microscope)and XRD(X-ray diffraction).It is found that Cr can refine the microstructure of the alloy by partly brokening the network structure of β-Mg17Al12 phase
resulting in the dispersed precipitation of ternary τ-Mg32(Al
Zn)49
AlMg4Zn11
CeCuAl3 phases and Al4Cu9 particle and creation of CrSb2 phase.Evolution of microstructure of the alloy during aging deposition is as follows:supersaturated solid solution→segregation of solute atoms→an vermiculate orderly distributed phase→the transition phase→(short)rod-shaped or granular stability.Cr can accelerate atomic segregation and nucleation rate at early aging and increase the stability of precipitates as well as inhibiting the growth of precipitates at latter aging.