Age-hardening response of Mg–0.3 at.% Ca alloys with different Zn contents

K Oh-Ishi, R Watanabe, CL Mendis, K Hono - Materials Science and …, 2009 - Elsevier
We have investigated the age-hardening responses and corresponding microstructures of
Mg–0.3 Ca–xZn (x= 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 1.0, 1.6 at.%) alloys by hardness test, transmission …

Effect of pre-aging and Al addition on age-hardening and microstructure in Mg-6 wt% Zn alloys

K Oh-Ishi, K Hono, KS Shin - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2008 - Elsevier
The age-hardening response and microstructural variation Mg–Zn and Mg–Zn–Al alloys
were examined by hardness test, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and three …

Effect of aging temperature on the hardening behavior and precipitation evolution of Mg-10Gd alloy

K Wei, L Xiao, B Gao, Q Mao, Y Liu, L Li, W Sun… - Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mg alloys containing high Gd are featured by the outstanding aging hardening response.
Here we conduct a systematic study on the hardening behavior and precipitation evolution …

Effect of Y for enhanced age hardening response and mechanical properties of Mg–Gd–Y–Zr alloys

J Wang, J Meng, D Zhang, D Tang - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2007 - Elsevier
In this study, compositional dependence of age hardening response and tensile properties
were investigated for Mg–10Gd–xY–0.4 Zr (x= 1, 3, 5wt.%) alloys. With increasing Y content …

Precipitation and its effect on age-hardening behavior of as-cast Mg–Gd–Y alloy

S Liang, D Guan, L Chen, Z Gao, H Tang, X Tong… - Materials & Design, 2011 - Elsevier
Microstructures evolution of Mg–7Gd–3Y–0.4 Zr (wt.%) alloy during aging at 200° C was
investigated by using optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and …

Enhanced age-hardening and formation of plate precipitates in Mg–Gd–Ag alloys

K Yamada, H Hoshikawa, S Maki, T Ozaki, Y Kuroki… - Scripta Materialia, 2009 - Elsevier
The addition of 0.25–0.5 at.% of Ag to Mg–3.4 Gd–0.1 Zr (at.%) alloy significantly enhances
the age-hardening response, particularly in underaged conditions. The peak-aged Mg–3.4 …

Effect of Zn additions on the age-hardening of Mg–2.0 Gd–1.2 Y–0.2 Zr alloys

T Honma, T Ohkubo, S Kamado, K Hono - Acta Materialia, 2007 - Elsevier
We have investigated the microstructures of age hardened Mg–2.0 Gd–1.2 Y–xZn–0.2 Zr (x=
0, 0.3, and 1.0)(at.%) alloys to understand the remarkable age-hardening and unusual …

[HTML][HTML] Hardening effect and precipitation evolution of an isothermal aged Mg-Sm based alloy

K Guan, C Li, Z Yang, Y Yu, Q Yang, W Zhang… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2023 - Elsevier
The age-hardening behavior and precipitation evolution of an isothermal aged Mg− 5Sm−
0.6 Zn− 0.5 Zr (wt.%) alloy have been systematically investigated by means of transmission …

Enhanced age-hardening response and mechanical properties of the Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy by trace Ag addition

C Huang, C Liu, S Jiang, Y Wan - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, we have systematically investigated how the influence of silver (Ag)
addition (0.3 wt%) on the microstructural and mechanical properties of Mg-6Gd-3Y-1Zn-0.4 …

Improvement in the age-hardening response of Mg–Y–Zn alloys by Ag additions

YM Zhu, AJ Morton, JF Nie - Scripta Materialia, 2008 - Elsevier
While being creep resistant, Mg–Y–Zn alloys exhibit a poor age-hardening response when
they are processed by conventional ingot metallurgy. In this work, the effects of Ag on …