Investigations in the magnesium-tin system

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Currently most magnesium alloys are based on the Mg-Al system and this system is reasonably well developed. Nevertheless, the alloy system has some disadvantages - while having excellent castability and adequate room temperature mechanical properties Mg-Al alloys show poor creep resistance. This has led to investigations in other magnesium based systems; magnesium forms alloys with a large number of elements and, indeed a number of magnesium systems show good creep resistance. In this work, the Mg-Sn system has been chosen for study. The Mg-Sn system shows some positive characteristics in terms of potential creep resistance; a high temperature stable phase is formed with magnesium - Mg2Sn (melting point: 770°C) and this phase forms as a line compound (71 wt% Sn), which is typically distributed around the grain boundaries. The effect of the addition of a range of ternary elements on the microstructure and creep properties has been studied.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMagnesium - Science, Technology and Applications, Mg - Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnesium - Science, Technology and Applications
EditorsWei Ke, En Hou Han, Y.F. Han, Karl Ulrich Kainer, Alan A. Luo
Number of pages4
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Publication date15.07.2005
Pages135-138
ISBN (print)0878499687, 9780878499687
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Publication statusPublished - 15.07.2005
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Magnesium - Science, Technology and Applications 2004 - Beijing, China
Duration: 20.09.200424.09.2004

    Research areas

  • Alloy development, Creep, Magnesium, Magnesium-tin alloys
  • Engineering