Journal
ACTA MATERIALIA
Volume 54, Issue 11, Pages 3033-3041Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2006.02.039
Keywords
casting; rolling; magnesium alloys; manganese; grain refinement
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Calculated phase diagrams for the Mg-Al-Zn-Mn system indicate that beta-Mn(Al) and Al8Mn5 can primarily crystallize during the solidification of Mn-modified AZ31. Both phases may act as potential heterogeneous nucleants for Mg grains and thus as potential grain refiners in the Mg-Al system. In this investigation three Mg-3Al-1Zn alloys with different Mn content were die cast and hot rolled at 450 degrees C. The influence of the Mn content on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties after hot rolling was studied. After casting, beta-Mn and Al8Mn5 are present in all three AZ31 alloys without showing a significant influence on the grain size. The potential of beta-Mn and Al8Mn5 precipitates for grain refinement in AZ alloys is discussed in detail on the basis of solidification kinetics. (c) 2006 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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