Fatigue characteristics of sand-cast AZ91D magnesium alloy

Tensile and fatigue behavior of AZ91D magnesium alloy

Recently magnesium alloys, owing to their low density and excellent specific strength have been attractive to designers as an advanced material for coping with energy conservation and environmental pollution regulations. Much of the recent developments of magnesium alloys and processes have been driven by the requirements of the aerospace industry, although some successful ones have found appli...

Microstructure and corrosion characteristics of laser-alloyed magnesium alloy AZ91D with Al-Si powder.

Blown-powder laser surface alloying was performed on the magnesium alloy AZ91D with Al-Si alloy powder to improve corrosion resistance. Characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that intermetallic compounds (IMCs) of Mg2Si, Al12Mg17 and Al3Mg2 were formed in the matrix of α-Mg and Al solid solutions...

Scatter Analysis of Fatigue Life and Pore Size Data of Die-Cast AM60B Magnesium Alloy

Scatter behavior of fatigue life in die-cast AM60B alloy was investigated. For comparison, those in rolled AM60B alloy and die-cast A365-T5 aluminum alloy were also studied. Scatter behavior of pore size was also investigated to discuss dominant factors for fatigue life scatter in die-cast materials. Three-parameter Weibull function was suitable to explain the scatter behavior of both fatigue l...

Microstructure-sensitive investigation of magnesium alloy fatigue

Structural and quantitative analysis of die cast AE44 magnesium alloy

Purpose: The main objective of this study was development of determination of phase fraction methodology in cast magnesium alloy containing aluminum and rare earth elements. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted on magnesium alloy containing 4 %wt. aluminum and 4 %wt. mixture of rare earth elements (mischmetal) in the as-cast condition. The mischmetal includes cerium, lanthanum, ...