A commercial as-cast ME21 magnesium alloy containing rare-earth (RE) element was processed by equalchannel angular pressing to obtain fine-grained micro structure. Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of the fine...A commercial as-cast ME21 magnesium alloy containing rare-earth (RE) element was processed by equalchannel angular pressing to obtain fine-grained micro structure. Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of the fine-grained samples were studied by slow-strain-rate testing in air, distilled water and Hanks’solution at the strain rate of 1×10^(-6) s^(-1). All samples show a relatively low SCC sensitivity in distilled water but a great SCC tendency in Hanks’ solution. The microscopic observations of the fracture surfaces and the side surfaces reveal obvious active anodic dissolution and hydrogen embrittlement cracks, which indicate the higher SCC susceptibility in Hanks'solution. The fine-grained microstructure with more crystal defects promotes the passivation process of the oxide film and restrains the hydrogen induced cracking of the ME21 magnesium alloy, leading to the higher general corrosion resistance as well as SCC resistance.展开更多
基金supported by the Key Research and Development Project of Jiangsu Province of China(BE2017148)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(HHU2016B10314)Six Major Talent Peaks Project of Jiangsu Province of China(2014-XCL-023)
文摘A commercial as-cast ME21 magnesium alloy containing rare-earth (RE) element was processed by equalchannel angular pressing to obtain fine-grained micro structure. Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of the fine-grained samples were studied by slow-strain-rate testing in air, distilled water and Hanks’solution at the strain rate of 1×10^(-6) s^(-1). All samples show a relatively low SCC sensitivity in distilled water but a great SCC tendency in Hanks’ solution. The microscopic observations of the fracture surfaces and the side surfaces reveal obvious active anodic dissolution and hydrogen embrittlement cracks, which indicate the higher SCC susceptibility in Hanks'solution. The fine-grained microstructure with more crystal defects promotes the passivation process of the oxide film and restrains the hydrogen induced cracking of the ME21 magnesium alloy, leading to the higher general corrosion resistance as well as SCC resistance.
