Improving microstructure and mechanical properties in Mg–6 mass% Zn alloys by combined addition of Ca and Ce

Y Du, M Zheng, X Qiao, D Wang, W Peng, K Wu… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Ca single or Ca–Ce double microalloying Mg–Zn alloy was cast and extruded in the
present study. The combined addition of Ca and Ce improved the mechanical properties of …

Effect of microalloying with Ca on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-6 mass% Zn alloys

YZ Du, XG Qiao, MY Zheng, DB Wang, K Wu… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mg-6 mass% Zn alloys microalloyed with different amounts of Ca were cast and
extruded. The second phase in the as-cast Mg-6Zn alloy is Mg 4 Zn 7, which is replaced by …

The microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of extruded Mg–5.3 Zn–0.2 Ca–0.5 Ce (wt%) alloy

YZ Du, XG Qiao, MY Zheng, K Wu, SW Xu - Materials Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Mg–5.3 wt% Zn alloy microalloyed with 0.2 wt% Ca and 0.5 wt% Ce was extruded,
and the microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the as-extruded alloy were …

Effects of Mn addition and X-phase on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high-strength Mg–Zn–Y–Mn alloys

F Qi, D Zhang, X Zhang, X Xu - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2014 - Elsevier
The effects of Mn addition and the volume fraction of X-phase on the microstructure and
mechanical properties of the Mg–Zn–Y–Mn alloys with a Zn/Y ratio (at%) of approximately …

Effect of La addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–6 wt% Zn alloys

Y Du, M Zheng, X Qiao, W Peng, B Jiang - Materials science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mg–6 wt% Zn alloys microalloyed with different amounts of La were cast and
extruded. The second phase in the as-cast Mg–Zn alloy is Mg 4 Zn 7, which was replaced by …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Ti addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–Zn–Zr–Ca alloys

J Chen, Y Sun, J Zhang, W Cheng, X Niu… - Journal of Magnesium and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The effects of Ti additions (0, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 wt.%) on the microstructure and
mechanical properties of as-cast and aging Mg-0.4% Zn-1.0% Zr-1.5% Ca (wt.%) alloys …

The role of Gd on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of Mg-3Nd-0.2 Zn-0.5 Zr alloy

H Xie, G Wu, X Zhang, W Liu, W Ding - Materials Characterization, 2021 - Elsevier
This work was undertaken to investigate the specific role of element Gd on the
microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of Mg-3Nd-0.2 Zn-0.5 Zr alloy. It is …

Significant improvement in mechanical properties of Mg-Zn-La alloy by minor Ca addition

X Wang, Y Du, D Liu, B Jiang - Materials Characterization, 2020 - Elsevier
The microstructure and mechanical properties of a Mg-Zn-La alloy with and without Ca were
investigated in the present study. Results indicated that small addition of Ca in Mg-Zn-La …

Microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg–Zn–Er alloys

Q Wang, W Du, K Liu, Z Wang, S Li, K Wen - Materials Science and …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the present work, the microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the as-extruded
Mg–xZn–yEr (x= 3, 6 and 9; y= 0.5, 1 and 1.5; x/y= 6) alloys were investigated. The results …

The effect of Zn/Ca ratio on the microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of dilute Mg–Zn–Ca–Mn alloys that exhibit superior strength

K Nie, Z Zhu, P Munroe, K Deng, J Han - Journal of materials science, 2020 - Springer
The microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of a series of Mg–Zn–Ca–Mn alloys
with three Zn/Ca ratios (2.63, 1.22 and 0.53, by weight ratio) were investigated. The …