Effect of homogenization treatment on microstructure evolution and the distributions of RE and Zr elements in various MgeLieREeZr alloys

Mge3Lie0.4Zr alloys containing RE elements(Gd,La,Nd)(Mge3LieREe0.4Zr alloys)are investigated to reveal the influence of homogenization treatment on microstructures and distributions of RE,Zr elements.It is found that 300
C24 h homogenization treatment shows better improvement on the microstructure including the refinement of grain size,the dispersion of cellular dendrite and low melting point particles.Before treatment,La and Nd segregate effectively at grain boundary and Zr segregates in the form of precipitates.Homogenization treatment induces the reduction of RE segregation.However,the segregation of Zr in precipitates cannot be abated due to the relatively low diffusion rate compared with RE elements.

Effect of RE on Cast Structure and Properties of High Manganese Aluminium Bronze

The effects of various amount of Y and La on the cast structure.the fluidity,the wearability and corrosion resistance of the high manganese aluminium bronze have been investigated.The results have shown that a proper content of rare earth elements is able to refine the cast structure of the alloy,and furthermore to enhance its wearability and corrosion resistance.The reasons for these phenomena have also been discussed.

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-3Al-1Zn-xRE Alloys

In this work, the influence of element RE on the microstructures and mechanical properties of the hot extuded Mg-3Al-1Zn-xRE alloys （with element RE content of 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 wt pct） has been investigated and compared. It was found that RE can bring about precipitations phase that is identified as Al11RE3 by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The grain sizes would not be refined after adding RE element. Al11RE3 phase would increase strength and decrease the ductility. The addition of RE element affects dynamic recrystallized process and even reorientation of recrystallized grains. The results showed that the mechanical properties of AZ31＋RE alloy are affected by combination of Al atoms, Mn atoms, Al11RE3 phase and grains orientation. It is important to consider the ratio of RE/Al when designing new Mg-Al-RE alloys.

Synergic Evolution of Microstructure‑Texture‑Stored Energy in Rare‑Earth‑Added Interstitial‑Free Steels Undergoing Static Recrystallization

Synergic evolution of microstructure-texture-stored energy in interstitial-free(IF)steels has been investigated to elaborate the effect of dissolved rare-earth(RE)elements on static recrystallization.Grain size,texture fraction and geometrically necessary dislocation distribution of IF steel samples annealed for different times were compared,suggesting that RE elements could postpone recrystallization nucleation but accelerate grain coarsening.The visco-plastic self-consistent model was primarily adopted and verified,then used to calculate the relative activities of different slip systems.It was proved that the compatible deformation of IF steels was very sensitive to dissolved RE elements,in particular the{110}6<111>2 slip systems became extremely inactive,leading to anα-fibre textures rich configuration of RE-IF steels.Although both IF steels have the same stored energy sequence of whichγ-fibre takes precedence in nucleation followed byα-fibre,the nucleation rates ofα/γ-fibres driven by the reduced stored energy slowed down in RE-IF steels.Further nucleation-path analyses revealed that shear bands withinγ-fibre mainly sacrificed for grain nucleation of{111}<110>orientation,whileα-fibre especially prior grain boundaries therein preferred supplying nucleation sites for{554}<225>grains,which accounting for the competitive growth ofγ-fibre textures in RE-IF steels rather than being dominated by a single orientation.After grain growth,the major texture of Normal-IF steels had been transferred to{554}<225>from{111}<110>,while{554}<225>in RE-IF steels still inherited the orientation advantage and grew up rapidly,thus inducing the grain coarsening.As this work offers a significant understanding of RE microalloying effect on static recrystallization,it will provide references for alloy design and industrial application of IF steels.