Influence of β-Mg17Al12 and Al-Mn intermetallic compounds on the corrosion behaviour of cast and solution treated Mg-Al-Zn-Mn alloys

Y Yang, Y Deng, R Zhang, Y Su, S Liu, CM Gourlay… - Corrosion …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the correlation between the microstructure and corrosion
behaviour of AZ series alloys, using analytical scanning electron microscopy, X-ray …

[HTML][HTML] Grain refinement of magnesium castings using recycled machining chips

X Hao, Z Xu, CM Gourlay, Q Li - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
A simple and effective recycling approach of magnesium alloys can offer economic and
environmental benefits. This study demonstrates that by simply remelting AZ91/AZ80 …

[HTML][HTML] Al-Mn-based decagonal quasicrystal in AZ magnesium alloys and its nucleation on Al8Mn5 during solidification

D Wang, L Peng, CM Gourlay - Scripta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Manganese is added to many magnesium alloys to control impurity iron, but its effects on
phase transformations and microstructure formation remain incompletely understood. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of thermo-mechanical conditions during constrained friction processing on the particle refinement of AM50 Mg-alloy phases

CC de Castro, AM Neves, B Klusemann - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Constrained Friction Processing (CFP) is a novel solid-state processing technique
suitable for lightweight materials, such Mg-and Al-alloys. The technique enables grain size …

Growth kinetics and microstructure transition of undercooled Fe7 (CoNi) 75B18 eutectic muti-principal element alloy

K Fu, Y Wang, H Zhou, Y Liu, Y Tian, L Su, Q Xu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The mechanism of rapid solidification behavior of eutectic muti-principal element alloys
(EMPEAs) is an eye-catching field. In this study, the novel Fe 7 (CoNi) 75 B 18 EMPEA was …

CALPHAD-aided designing complex brass alloys and revealing the evolution mechanism of δ-Ni2Si reinforcing phase

X Shan, B Peng, G Li, B Dong, X Wang, S Liu… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nickle silicides are usually introduced in Cu alloys as hard reinforcing phase to give
materials excellent comprehensive properties. In this study, Cu-20Zn-7xNi-2xSi alloys with …

Effects of Shot Sleeve Pre-solidification on the Microstructure and Tensile Properties of High Pressure Die Cast AE44

W Yu, H Zhan, CM Gourlay - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2024 - Springer
In cold-chamber high pressure die casting (HPDC), some pre-solidification occurs in the
shot sleeve prior to being injected into the die cavity. Here, we study the effects of pre …

Eutectic Solidification Morphologies in Rapidly Solidified Hypereutectic Sn–Ag Solder Alloy

H Rao, A Mullis, R Cochrane - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2024 - Springer
The effect of rapid solidification upon hypereutectic Sn–Ag solder alloy has been
investigated using a 6.5 m drop tube. Powder sizes ranging from> 850 to< 38 μ m were …

Heat-Treatment Characteristics and Structure-Property Relationships of Thixomolded AZ91 and Ultralight LAZ771 Magnesium Alloys

TY Lai, SY Hu, YY Kuo, TC Su - Solid State Phenomena, 2023 - Trans Tech Publ
Most magnesium alloys are produced by die casting due to their formability issues, but the
thixomolding process has recently drawn considerable attention in manufacturing …