For enhancement of mechanical properties in Mg-9Li-3Al alloys,Mg-9Li-3Al duplex alloys were alloyed by addition of Sn and Y.Microstructure evolution and mechanical property response of as-cast Mg-9Li-3Al alloys by all...For enhancement of mechanical properties in Mg-9Li-3Al alloys,Mg-9Li-3Al duplex alloys were alloyed by addition of Sn and Y.Microstructure evolution and mechanical property response of as-cast Mg-9Li-3Al alloys by alloying with Sn and Y were investigated by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffractometry and tensile tests.The results indicate that considerable blocky dendrites of primaryαphase in Mg-9Li-3Al alloys become lath-like due to the addition of Sn.With addition of Y,Mg-9Li-3Al alloy consists of both block-like and lath-likeα-Mg dendrites.The as-cast Mg-9Li-3Al-1Sn-1Y alloy shows a yield strength of118MPa,ultimate tensile strength of148MPa and the elongation to failure of21%.Improvement in both strength and elongation of Mg-9Li-3Al alloys with Sn and Y addition is attributed to the combined action of MgLi2Sn and Al2Y intermetallic compounds.展开更多
基金Project(51401115) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(GN2013001) supported by the Independent Innovation Foundation of Shandong University,China
文摘For enhancement of mechanical properties in Mg-9Li-3Al alloys,Mg-9Li-3Al duplex alloys were alloyed by addition of Sn and Y.Microstructure evolution and mechanical property response of as-cast Mg-9Li-3Al alloys by alloying with Sn and Y were investigated by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffractometry and tensile tests.The results indicate that considerable blocky dendrites of primaryαphase in Mg-9Li-3Al alloys become lath-like due to the addition of Sn.With addition of Y,Mg-9Li-3Al alloy consists of both block-like and lath-likeα-Mg dendrites.The as-cast Mg-9Li-3Al-1Sn-1Y alloy shows a yield strength of118MPa,ultimate tensile strength of148MPa and the elongation to failure of21%.Improvement in both strength and elongation of Mg-9Li-3Al alloys with Sn and Y addition is attributed to the combined action of MgLi2Sn and Al2Y intermetallic compounds.
