J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (10): 2365-2374.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2019.05.053

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Development of extruded Mg-6Er-3Y-1.5Zn-0.4Mn (wt.%) alloy with high strength at elevated temperature

Mingquan Zhanga, Yan Fenga, Jinghuai Zhanga*(), Shujuan Liub, Qiang Yangc, Zhuang Liud, Rongguang Lie, Jian Mengc, Ruizhi Wua   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
    b Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
    c State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
    d Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
    e School of Mechanical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China
  • Received:2019-03-16 Revised:2019-05-03 Accepted:2019-05-06 Online:2019-10-05 Published:2019-08-28
  • Contact: Zhang Jinghuai

Abstract:

A new Mg-6Er-3Y-1.5Zn-0.4 Mn (wt.%) alloy with high strength at high temperature was designed and extruded at 350 °C. The as-extruded alloy exhibits ultimate tensile strength of 301 MPa, yield strength (along ED) of 274 MPa and thermal conductivity of 73 W/m·K at 300 °C. Such outstanding high-temperature strength is mainly attributed to the formation of nano-spaced solute-segregated basal plane stacking faults (SFs) with a large aspect ratio throughout the entire Mg matrix, fine dynamically recrystallized (DRXed) grains of 1-2 μm and strongly textured un-DRXed grains with numerous sub-structures. Microstructural examination unveils that long period stacking ordered (LPSO) phases are formed in Mg matrix of the as-cast alloy when rational design of alloy composition was employed, i.e. (Er + Y): Zn = 3: 1 and Er: Y = 1: 1 (at.%). It is worth mentioning that it is the first report regarding the formation of nano-spaced basal plane SFs throughout both DRXed and un-DRXed grains in as-extruded alloy with well-designed compositions and processing parameters. The results provide new opportunities to the development of deformed Mg alloys with satisfactory mechanical performance for high-temperature services.

Key words: Mg alloys, Stacking faults, Mechanical properties, Thermal conductivity