Microstructural evolution of indirect-extruded ZK60 alloy by adding Ce

Sung Hyuk Park, Hui Yu, Jun Ho Bae, Chang Dong Yim, Bong Sun You

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

71 Scopus citations

Abstract

The microstructural evolution of an indirect-extruded ZK60 alloy by adding 1 wt.% Ce were investigated. In the extruded condition, the ZK60 alloy shows a bimodal grain structure composed of fine recrystallized grains and coarse unrecrystallized grains, whereas the ZK60-1Ce alloy exhibits a uniformly recrystallized grain structure, resulting from the promotion of dynamic recrystallization during extrusion by particle stimulated nucleation at widely distributed Mg-Zn-Ce particles. The ZK60-1Ce alloy shows a weaker basal texture and higher compressive yield strength than those of the ZK60 alloy due to the decrease in the volume fraction of unrecrystallized grains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-143
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume545
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Dec 2012

Keywords

  • Cerium
  • Dynamic recrystallization
  • Extrusion
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Particle stimulated nucleation

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Microstructural evolution of indirect-extruded ZK60 alloy by adding Ce'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this