Inverse surface macro-segregation in high-pressure die-cast AM60 magnesium alloy and its effects on fatigue behavior

Metallographic evidence is presented for existence of inverse surface macro-segregation in a HPDC AM60 Mg-alloy. The process conditions that facilitate the inverse surface macro-segregation are identified, and the effects of macro-segregation on the low and high cycle fatigue behavior of the HPDC alloy are studied. (c) 2005 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.