TY - CHAP

T1 - Microstructure and mechanical properties of high pressure die cast AM50 magnesium alloy containing Ce

AU - Mert, Faruk

AU - Özdemir, Ahmet

AU - Kainer, Karl Ulrich

AU - Hort, Norbert

N1 - Conference code: 141

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - Over the past decades, the necessity to decrease the weight of automobile parts has created a considerable interest in magnesium allovs. The need to develop magnesium die casting alloys for car components motivates R&D in high temperature magnesium alloy development. In order to improve magnesium alloys with low cost, high strength and with notable elevated temperature properties, the effect of Ce addition (0.5/1.0 wt.-%) on microstructure and mechanical properties of AM50 was studied. Results show that addition of Ce to AM50 resulted in grain refinement and the formation of the secondary phase Al11Ce3. Mechanical properties of investigated alloys at both room and elevated temperature were remarkably increased. AM50 containing 1%wt. Ce showed relatively better refinement and mechanical properties compared to AM50 with 0.5%wt. Ce.

AB - Over the past decades, the necessity to decrease the weight of automobile parts has created a considerable interest in magnesium allovs. The need to develop magnesium die casting alloys for car components motivates R&D in high temperature magnesium alloy development. In order to improve magnesium alloys with low cost, high strength and with notable elevated temperature properties, the effect of Ce addition (0.5/1.0 wt.-%) on microstructure and mechanical properties of AM50 was studied. Results show that addition of Ce to AM50 resulted in grain refinement and the formation of the secondary phase Al11Ce3. Mechanical properties of investigated alloys at both room and elevated temperature were remarkably increased. AM50 containing 1%wt. Ce showed relatively better refinement and mechanical properties compared to AM50 with 0.5%wt. Ce.

KW - AM50

KW - Cerium

KW - High pressure die casting

KW - Mechanical properties

KW - Microstructure

KW - Engineering

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860800800&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-48203-3_28

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-48203-3_28

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

AN - SCOPUS:84860800800

SN - 9781118291214

SN - 978-3-319-48202-6

T3 - Magnesium Technology

SP - 149

EP - 154

BT - Magnesium Technology 2012 - Held During TMS 2012 Annual Meeting and Exhibition

A2 - Mathaudhu, Suveen N.

A2 - Sillekens, Wim H.

A2 - Neelameggham, Neale R.

A2 - Hort, Nobert

PB - The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

T2 - 141st Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Magnesium Technology - TMS 2012

Y2 - 11 March 2012 through 15 March 2012

ER -