Anru Wu, Changqing Xia, and Jiewen Wang, Distribution,evolution and the effects of rare earths Ce and Y on the mechanical properties of ZK60 alloys, J. Univ. Sci. Technol. Beijing, 13(2006), No. 5, pp. 424-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60086-8
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Anru Wu, Changqing Xia, and Jiewen Wang, Distribution,evolution and the effects of rare earths Ce and Y on the mechanical properties of ZK60 alloys, J. Univ. Sci. Technol. Beijing, 13(2006), No. 5, pp. 424-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60086-8
Anru Wu, Changqing Xia, and Jiewen Wang, Distribution,evolution and the effects of rare earths Ce and Y on the mechanical properties of ZK60 alloys, J. Univ. Sci. Technol. Beijing, 13(2006), No. 5, pp. 424-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60086-8
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Anru Wu, Changqing Xia, and Jiewen Wang, Distribution,evolution and the effects of rare earths Ce and Y on the mechanical properties of ZK60 alloys, J. Univ. Sci. Technol. Beijing, 13(2006), No. 5, pp. 424-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60086-8
Eight kinds of Mg-RE alloys were prepared. The distribution,evolution,and effects of RE Ce and Y in the investigated alloys were studied by examining the mechanical properties of Mg alloys using X-ray diffraction and scan electron analysis,and by TEM observation. The results show that among the investigated alloys,ZK60-1.5%Ce and ZK60-1.0%Y possessed the optimal mechanical properties. Ce and Y were distributed on the grain boundary during casting. After extrusion and T5 (150°C/0-24 h) heat-treatment,Ce and Y were distributed along the extrusion direction and they existed in compound form for both as-casting and as-extrusion specimens. The mechanical properties of the investigated alloys were better than those of ZK60 because of the solid solution strengthening of RE and the dispersion strengthening of Mg-RE or Mg-Zn-RE compounds.