Towards development of a high-strength stainless Mg alloy with Al-assisted growth of passive film

Qingchun Zhu, Yangxin Li (), Fuyong Cao, Dong Qiu, Yao Yang, Jingya Wang, Huan Zhang, Tao Ying, Wenjiang Ding and Xiaoqin Zeng ()
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Qingchun Zhu: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yangxin Li: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Fuyong Cao: Xiamen University
Dong Qiu: RMIT University
Yao Yang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jingya Wang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Huan Zhang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tao Ying: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Wenjiang Ding: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xiaoqin Zeng: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Magnesium alloys with high strength and excellent corrosion resistance are always sought-after in light-weighting structural components for automotive and aerospace applications. However, for most magnesium alloys that have a high specific strength, they usually have an inferior corrosion resistance and vice versa. In this work, we successfully develop a Mg-11Y-1Al (wt. %) alloy through conventional casting, solution treatment followed by extrusion. The overall properties of this alloy feature with a corrosion rate lower than 0.2 mm y−1, high yield strength of 350 MPa and moderate tensile elongation of 8%, the combination of which shows competitive advantage over other comparative magnesium alloys in the literature. It is found that a thin and dense protective film of Y2O3/Y(OH)3 can be fast developed with the aid of Al2O3/Al(OH)3 deposition to isolate this alloy from further attack of corrosion medium. Meanwhile, the refined grains, weak texture and activation of non-basal slip systems co-contribute to the high strength and good ductility. Our findings are expected to inspire the design of next-generation high performance magnesium alloys.

Date: 2022
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