As-cast microstructure and Sr-containing phases of AZ31 magnesium alloys with high Sr contents

作者:Wu Lu; Pan Fu sheng*; Yang Ming bo; Wu Ju ying; Liu Ting ting
来源:Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2011, 21(4): 784-789.
DOI:10.1016/S1003-6326(11)60781-4

摘要

The as-cast microstructure and Sr-containing phases in the AZ31 magnesium alloys with different Sr contents (0%, 0.3%, 2.5% and 5.0%, mass fraction) were investigated. The results indicate that after adding Sr to the AZ31 magnesium alloy, the dendrite/grain size is decreased, and with the Sr content increasing from 0 to 5.0%, the dendrite becomes finer, the dendrite morphology becomes more passive and the distribution of alloying phases at dendrite/grain boundary is dispersed. Furthermore, the morphology of the beta-Mg(17)Al(12) phase in the alloy with addition of 0.3% Sr changes from continuously irregular strip-like shape to discontinuously irregular strip-like shape and/or fine granule-like shape. At the same time, some lamella-like eutectic phases are found in the alloys with additions of 2.5% Sr and 5.0% Sr, and the lamella spacing in the alloy with addition of 5.0% Sr is finer. Adding high Sr content to the AZ31 alloy can bring the new ternary eutectic and/or divorced eutectic phase of Mg(11)Al(5)Zn(4) in the alloy, and the Mg(17)Sr(2) and Mg(2)Sr phases are formed in the alloys with additions of 2.5% Sr and 5.0% Sr.

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