Characterization of Melt Spun Mg-Ca-Zn Alloys

  1. Prof. Dr.-Ing. K. U. Kainer
  1. P. M. Jardim1,
  2. I. G. Solórzano1,
  3. J. B. Vander Sande2,
  4. B. S. You3,
  5. W. W. Park3

Published Online: 15 MAY 2006

DOI: 10.1002/3527607552.ch92

Book Title

Magnesium Alloys and their Applications

Magnesium Alloys and their Applications

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How to Cite

Jardim, P. M., Solórzano, I. G., Vander Sande, J. B., You, B. S. and Park, W. W. (2006) Characterization of Melt Spun Mg-Ca-Zn Alloys, in Magnesium Alloys and their Applications (ed K. U. Kainer), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527607552.ch92

Editor Information

  1. GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH, Institut für Werkstofforschung, Max-Planck- Straße, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Material Science and Metallurgy, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

  2. 2

    Department of Material Science and Engineering – MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

  3. 3

    Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Changwon, Kyungnam, Korea

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 15 MAY 2006
  2. Published Print: 20 SEP 2000

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527302826

Online ISBN: 9783527607556

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Keywords:

  • magnesium alloys;
  • melt spun Mg-Ca-Zn alloys;
  • characterization

Summary

Alloys with six different compositions in the system Mg-Ca-Zn were produced by melt spinning. The aging behavior of alloys was investigated by measuring the changes in microhardness after isochronal aging and the microstructure was analyzed by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All six compositions in the as-solidified condition show a difference in microstructure between the wheel contact side (zone A) and the free surface side (zone B) as a result of the differences in the solidification rate across the ribbons. One of the alloys (Mg-1.5wt%Ca-6wt%Zn) was chosen to be more deeply investigated in this work as it exhibited grain boundary films and an age hardening behavior was produced in that alloy.

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