Study on Partial Remelting Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of ZK60-RE Magnesium Alloy

Abstract:

ZK60-RE is a kind of high strength magnesium alloy. Here, starting materials are casting ZK60-RE magnesium alloy and ZK60-RE magnesium alloy extruded by equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE), reheating to semi-solid state and studied on their partial remelting microstructures by means of microscope. The results show that ZK60-RE magnesium alloy extruded by ECAE are much finer and lead to the formation of spheroids quite rapidly while RE elements modified casting need a little longer time. At the same time, the mechanical properties of two kinds of ZK60-RE magnesium alloys are given. To do that, we want to find better magnesium alloys with high mechanical properties and good thixotropy, which adapt to semi-solid process to form the high quality complex component one time.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volumes 116-117)
• Pages: 279-283
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.116-117.279
• Online since: October 2006
• Authors: Wei Wei Shan, Zhi Ming Du, Shou Jing Luo
• Keywords: Microstructure, Remelting, Semi-Solid State, ZK60-RE Magnesium Alloy

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