Precipitation-hardenable commercial Mg alloy QE22(Mg-2.5Ag-2.ONd-0.7Zr,wt.%)has excellent mechan-ical properties,but precipitates in this alloy have not been well understood.In this work,precipitate phasesγ",γ,...Precipitation-hardenable commercial Mg alloy QE22(Mg-2.5Ag-2.ONd-0.7Zr,wt.%)has excellent mechan-ical properties,but precipitates in this alloy have not been well understood.In this work,precipitate phasesγ",γ,andδformed during the isothermal ageing process at 150,200,250,and 300℃have been characterized using atomic-resolution high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron mi-croscopy and atomic-scale energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.The morphology,crystal structure,and orientation relationship of these precipitate phases have been determined.Domain boundaries usually exist in a singleγparticle,which can be characterized by a separation vector of[1(1)01]_(α).Theδphase forms in situ from its precursorγphase,consequently leading to the formation of three different variants within a single 8 particle.The nucleation of theδphase is strongly related to the domain boundaries of the y phase.The formation of theγphase may be promoted by its precursorγ"phase.The similarities in atomic structures of theγ",γ,andδphases are described and discussed,indicating that transfor-mations between these precipitate phases can be accomplished through the diffusion of added alloying elements.展开更多
基金HWC acknowledges the support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFB03702101)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52071033,52101150)+3 种基金Sichuan Science and Technology Program(No.2022YFG0287)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2682021CX114)Project on Function Development of Large-scale Instruments of Chongqing University(No.gnkf2022017)JFN acknowledges the financial support from the Australian Research Council.
文摘Precipitation-hardenable commercial Mg alloy QE22(Mg-2.5Ag-2.ONd-0.7Zr,wt.%)has excellent mechan-ical properties,but precipitates in this alloy have not been well understood.In this work,precipitate phasesγ",γ,andδformed during the isothermal ageing process at 150,200,250,and 300℃have been characterized using atomic-resolution high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron mi-croscopy and atomic-scale energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.The morphology,crystal structure,and orientation relationship of these precipitate phases have been determined.Domain boundaries usually exist in a singleγparticle,which can be characterized by a separation vector of[1(1)01]_(α).Theδphase forms in situ from its precursorγphase,consequently leading to the formation of three different variants within a single 8 particle.The nucleation of theδphase is strongly related to the domain boundaries of the y phase.The formation of theγphase may be promoted by its precursorγ"phase.The similarities in atomic structures of theγ",γ,andδphases are described and discussed,indicating that transfor-mations between these precipitate phases can be accomplished through the diffusion of added alloying elements.
