Characterization of intermetallics in Mg–Al–Sr AJ62 alloys

The intermetallics of two AJ62 Mg alloys with low and high Sr content were characterized. The high Sr version contained a ternary intermetallic, in addition to Al 4Sr eutectic present in all AJ62 Mg alloys. The chemical composition of the ternary phase corresponded to a stoichiometry of Mg 9Al 3Sr....

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Published in:Intermetallics 2010, Vol.18 (1), p.1-7
Main Authors: L'Espérance, Gilles, Plamondon, Philippe, Kunst, Martin, Fischersworring-Bunk, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A. Intermetallics,miscellaneous
A. Ternary alloy systems
B. Crystallography
B. Phase identification
F. Electron microscopy, transmission
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Summary:The intermetallics of two AJ62 Mg alloys with low and high Sr content were characterized. The high Sr version contained a ternary intermetallic, in addition to Al 4Sr eutectic present in all AJ62 Mg alloys. The chemical composition of the ternary phase corresponded to a stoichiometry of Mg 9Al 3Sr. Heat treatments were performed in order to study the stability of the intermetallics. Chemical analyses after heat treatment revealed an increased Al/Sr ratio of Al 4Sr, while its Mg content in solid solution decreased. After an initial change of the Al/Sr ratio, the ternary intermetallic decomposed during heat treatment into α-Mg and Al 4Sr. A microstructural model was proposed in order to explain the changes occurring during the heat treatments. The crystal structure of the ternary intermetallic was investigated by TEM electron diffraction. According to these observations the structure is tetragonal with the following lattice parameters: a = 1012 pm and c = 1169 pm.
ISSN:0966-9795
1879-0216
DOI:10.1016/j.intermet.2009.05.017