Abstract
Fine-grained magnesium alloys reinforced by quasicrystalline particles were easily developed by thermomechanical processes for as-cast Mg-rich Mg-Zn-Y and Mg-Zn-Y-Zr alloys. The deformation behavior of the alloys at room and high temperatures was investigated and compared with that of commercial AZ31, AZ61 and AZ91 alloys. The yield strength of the Mg-Zn-Y alloys, increasing with an increase of the volume fraction of the quasicrystalline phase, is relatively high due to the strengthening effect of the quasicrystalline particles. At high temperatures, the level of flow stress of the Mg-Zn-Y alloys is lower than that of commercial magnesium alloys due to the softness of the eutectic region, but the alloys exhibit much higher elongation since the large number of quasicrystalline particles in the Mg-Zn-Y alloys can effectively prohibit microstructural evolution of the
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 445-450 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
| Volume | 342 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2002 Aug 14 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was funded by Creative Research Initiatives of the Korea Ministry of Science and Technology. The authors would like to thank Dr. Kim, J.M. (KITECH) for the foundry process.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry