Investigation on the alloy phases in as-aged ZK60 magnesium alloy

Fusheng Pan, Wenming Wang, Yanlong Ma, Rulin Zuo, Aifao Tang, Jing Zhang

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    Abstract

    Alloy phases in the as-aged (T6) ZK60 magnesium alloy were investigated. More attentions were paid to types and morphologies of main alloy phases in the as-aged ZK60 magnesium alloy. The experimental results indicated that there was an abundant flower-shaped segregation in the solution-treated ZK60 magnesium alloy. A small quantity of undissolved compounds, MgZn2, was also found. They distributed irregularly in the form of similar parallelogram, with a dimension of 200nm~500nm and not sensitive to heat-treatment. Mg 2Zn3 was found to be a main secondary compound in the as-aged ZK60 alloy, which precipitated during aging. Another precipitation phase, MgZn, in the as-aged ZK60 magnesium alloy was also found in the form of long and thin rods with a dimension of 500nm.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)181-184
    Number of pages3
    JournalMaterials Science Forum
    Volume488-489
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

    Keywords

    • Aging treatment
    • Alloy phase
    • Precipitates
    • Wrought magnesium alloy

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