Influences of Surface Nanocrystallization Induced by High-Energy Spot Peening on Microstructure and Properties of Magnesium Alloy

Abstract:

As relatively new structure materials, magnesium and its alloys demonstrated significant potential for applications in many industries. However, magnesium alloys were easy to be corroded which greatly limited their development. AZ31B and AZ91D, two widely used commercial magnesium alloys in various industries, were chosen to be produced nanostructure on the surface layer, called Surface Nanocrystallization (SNC) by High Energy Spot Peening (HESP). The microstructure was characterized by Scan Electronic Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) in this paper. Microhardness and corrosion resistance were measured by microhardness tester and electrochemical measurement system respectively. Experimental results showed that after HESP the grain sizes in the surface layer were obviously reduced into nanoscale; microhardness was greatly increased in the treated surface, about two times as much as that of original and corrosion current density in polarization curve was evidently raised while corrosion potential changed little.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 690-693)
• Pages: 2120-2125
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.690-693.2120
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: Li Wen Tang, Jian Sun, Jin Zhang, Xin Bing Ou, Zhi Ming Zhou
• Keywords: Corrosion Resistance, Grain Size, High Energy Spot Peening, Surface Nanocrystallization

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