Properties and processing of magnesium-tin-calcium alloys
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In: Kovove Materialy, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2011, p. 163-177.
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T1 - Properties and processing of magnesium-tin-calcium alloys
AU - Hort, N.
AU - Huang, Y. D.
AU - Leil, T. Abu
AU - Rao, K. P.
AU - Kainer, K. U.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The development of new creep resistant magnesium alloys has become a major issue in recent years and therefore further alloy development is necessary. Newly developed alloys are based on the binary system Mg-Sn. Sn as major alloying element was chosen due to its high solid solubility over a wide temperature range and due to the possible formation of Mg2Sn intermetallic precipitates with a high melting temperature of about 770°C. These characteristics suggest that a fairly large volume fraction of thermally stable Mg2Sn particles can be formed during solidification. This makes it possible that the Mg-Sn alloys can be developed as creep resistant magnesium alloys and/or wrought magnesium alloys. Previous investigations indicate that the Mg-Sn alloys have a comparable or even better creep properties than AE42 alloy. This paper presents an overview about recent works on the developments of Mg-Sn alloys performed in MagIC, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, which includes: microstructural characterization, creep deformation and hot deformation, and corrosion behaviour. Very positive results have been obtained and show Mg-Sn-Ca alloy systems can be developed for power train and hand tool applications.
AB - The development of new creep resistant magnesium alloys has become a major issue in recent years and therefore further alloy development is necessary. Newly developed alloys are based on the binary system Mg-Sn. Sn as major alloying element was chosen due to its high solid solubility over a wide temperature range and due to the possible formation of Mg2Sn intermetallic precipitates with a high melting temperature of about 770°C. These characteristics suggest that a fairly large volume fraction of thermally stable Mg2Sn particles can be formed during solidification. This makes it possible that the Mg-Sn alloys can be developed as creep resistant magnesium alloys and/or wrought magnesium alloys. Previous investigations indicate that the Mg-Sn alloys have a comparable or even better creep properties than AE42 alloy. This paper presents an overview about recent works on the developments of Mg-Sn alloys performed in MagIC, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, which includes: microstructural characterization, creep deformation and hot deformation, and corrosion behaviour. Very positive results have been obtained and show Mg-Sn-Ca alloy systems can be developed for power train and hand tool applications.
KW - Corrosion
KW - Creep
KW - Magnesium alloy
KW - Mg-Sn
KW - Microstructure
KW - Engineering
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U2 - 10.4149/km_2011_3_163
DO - 10.4149/km_2011_3_163
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:80052129410
VL - 49
SP - 163
EP - 177
JO - Kovove Materialy
JF - Kovove Materialy
SN - 0023-432X
IS - 3
ER -