中国有色金属学报(英文版)
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China
| Vol. 22 No. 8 August 2012 |
（1. National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloy Net Forming,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China）
Abstract:The effect of zinc addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-7Y-3Sm-0.5Zr casting alloy was investigated. Creep test was carried out at 200-300 °C under 50-120 MPa. Within the limits of the creep test conditions used in this study, the creep activation energy of the investigated alloys was in the range of 156-221 kJ/mol. The microstructure evolution during creep was characterized by optical metallography, SEM and TEM. The results show that the creep life of the alloy is increased from 52.2 to 152.8 h at 300 °C under 50 MPa by only 1% addition of Zn, though both the alloys have similar creep behaviors below 250 °C, which suggests that the thermally stable compound and lamellar structure can improve the high temperature creep resistance of the alloy with the addition of Zn.
Key words: Mg-Y-Sm-Zr alloy; zinc; microstructure; mechanical properties; creep behavior
