1. Strengthening dual-phase Mg-Li alloy through precipitation control
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Yuchuan Huang, Fangzhou Qi, Jiawei Sun, Yangyang Xu, Youjie Guo, Jiaxin Yu, Lingfan Yi, Xinmiao Tao, Guohua Wu, and Wencai Liu
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Mg-Li alloy ,aging ,precipitation ,phase transformations ,mechanical properties ,Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials ,TA401-492 - Abstract
Inherent low strength is the major limitation of Mg-Li alloys. Through precise control of precipitates, the cast Mg-8Li-3Al-2Zn alloy obtained a high specific ultimate tensile strength of 213 kN·m·kg−1. Precipitates evolution during non-isothermal aging was investigated: strip-like Mg3(Al, Zn) in β-Li → globular Mg3(Al, Zn) in β-Li →Mg/Li(Al, Zn) core–shell and nanoscale rod-like Mg3(Al, Zn) in β-Li + Laves phase in α-Mg. The short-term high-temperature aging results in the precipitation of Laves phase in α-Mg and the formation of nanoscale rod-like Mg3(Al, Zn) and Mg/Li(Al, Zn) core–shell phase in β-Li, achieving synergistic strengthening of the dual matrix phases.
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- 2024
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