Effect of Heat Treatments on the Corrosion Resistance of a High Strength Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr Alloy

Magnesium-rare earth (Mg-Re) alloys are very promising structural materials in lightweight industries, while the poor corrosion resistance limits their widespread application. In this work, to provide insights into the functions of precipitate characteristics on the corrosion behaviors of Mg-Re allo...

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Main Authors: Fu, D. (Author), Jiang, F. (Author), Li, Y. (Author), Teng, J. (Author), Wu, L. (Author), Xu, H. (Author), Zhang, H. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
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245 1 0 |a Effect of Heat Treatments on the Corrosion Resistance of a High Strength Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr Alloy 
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520 3 |a Magnesium-rare earth (Mg-Re) alloys are very promising structural materials in lightweight industries, while the poor corrosion resistance limits their widespread application. In this work, to provide insights into the functions of precipitate characteristics on the corrosion behaviors of Mg-Re alloys, the influence of heat treatments on the corrosion behavior of Mg-11.46Gd-4.08Y-2.09Zn-0.56Zr alloy was investigated via an immersion test, electrochemical experiment and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results showed that the corrosion rate of Mg-11.46Gd-4.08Y-2.09Zn-0.56Zr alloy specimens decreased by 17.58% and 20.44% after T5 and T6 heat treatment, respectively. In the heat-treated specimens, the corrosion did not extend further into the matrix but formed fine corrosion grooves along the extrusion direction. The improved homogeneity reduced the residual stress and the β’ precipitate introduced as a corrosion barrier after T5 and T6 heat treatment reduced the corrosion rate of the studied Mg alloy. In addition, the volume fraction of the long-period stacking-ordered (LPSO) phase decreased after heat treatment, which effectively reduced galvanic corrosion and enhanced the protective effect on the Mg matrix. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. 
650 0 4 |a Corrosion behaviour 
650 0 4 |a Corrosion protection 
650 0 4 |a Corrosion rate 
650 0 4 |a corrosion resistance 
650 0 4 |a Corrosion resistance 
650 0 4 |a Corrosion resistant alloys 
650 0 4 |a Corrosive effects 
650 0 4 |a Effect of heat treatments 
650 0 4 |a Electrochemical experiments 
650 0 4 |a Gadolinium alloys 
650 0 4 |a Galvanic corrosion 
650 0 4 |a Heat resistance 
650 0 4 |a heat treatment 
650 0 4 |a Heat treatment 
650 0 4 |a Heat-treated specimens 
650 0 4 |a High strength alloys 
650 0 4 |a High-strength 
650 0 4 |a Immersion tests 
650 0 4 |a magnesium alloys 
650 0 4 |a Magnesium alloys 
650 0 4 |a Magnesium rare-earth alloys 
650 0 4 |a Magnesium-rare earth alloys 
650 0 4 |a microstructure 
650 0 4 |a Rare earths 
650 0 4 |a Scanning electron microscopy 
650 0 4 |a T5 heat treatments 
650 0 4 |a T6 heat treatment 
650 0 4 |a Zinc alloys 
700 1 |a Fu, D.  |e author 
700 1 |a Jiang, F.  |e author 
700 1 |a Li, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Teng, J.  |e author 
700 1 |a Wu, L.  |e author 
700 1 |a Xu, H.  |e author 
700 1 |a Zhang, H.  |e author 
773 |t Materials