Advanced Zinc–Magnesium Alloys Prepared by Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials Processing
2.2. Microstructure
2.3. Mechanical Properties
3. Results
3.1. Mechanical Alloying
3.2. Compaction by SPS
3.3. Mechanical Properties
4. Discussion
4.1. Microstructure
4.2. Mechanical Properties
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Composition of the Alloy | Amount of Stearic Acid [g] | RPM [Rotation/min] | Time [min] | Balls/Powder Weight Ratio | Selected for Compaction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zn | - | - | - | - | ✔ |
Zn-1Mg | - | 400 | 10 | 10:1 | - |
Zn-1Mg | - | 800 | 10 | 10:1 | - |
Zn-1Mg | - | 1200 | 10 | 10:1 | - |
Zn-1Mg | - | 1200 | 30 | 10:1 | - |
Zn-1Mg | 0.08 | 1200 | 30 | 10:1 | - |
Zn-1Mg | 0.08 | 1200 | 60 | 5:1 | ✔ |
Zn-1Mg | 0.08 | 800 | 120 | 5:1 | - |
Zn-6Mg | 0.08 | 1200 | 60 | 5:1 | ✔ |
Zn-16Mg | 0.08 | 1200 | 60 | 5:1 | ✔ |
RPM [Rot./min] | Angular Speed ωd [Rad/s] | Deformation Energy EC [kJ] |
---|---|---|
400 | 42 | 271 |
800 | 84 | 622 |
1200 | 126 | 1012 |
Composition (Weight of Milling Balls: Powder) | RPM [Rot./min] | Milling Time [min] | Zn [wt.%] | Mg2Zn11 [wt.%] | MgZn2 [wt.%] | Mg [wt.%] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zn | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Mg | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
Zn-1Mg (10:1) | 400 | 10 | 99 | 1 | ||
Zn-1Mg (10:1) | 800 | 10 | 94 | 5 | 1 | - |
Zn-1Mg (10:1) | 1200 | 10 | 94 | 6 | - | |
Zn-1Mg (5:1) | 1200 | 30 | 100 | - | ||
Zn-1Mg (5:1) * | 1200 | 30 | 99 | 2 | <1 | |
Zn-1Mg (5:1) * | 800 | 60 | 97 | 3 | - | <1 |
Zn-1Mg (5:1) * | 1200 | 60 | 94 | 6 | - | |
Zn-1Mg (5:1) * | 800 | 120 | 93 | 7 | - | |
Zn-6Mg (5:1) * | 1200 | 60 | 33 | 65 | 2 | - |
Zn-16Mg (5:1) * | 1200 | 60 | 6 | - | 94 | - |
Composition | RPM/Milling Time [min] | HV1 | Compression Test | 3-Point Bend Test | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
σCYS [MPa] | σUCS [MPa] | σYS [MPa] | σUS [MPa] | Strain [%] | |||
Zn | - | 38 ± 2 | 86 ± 2 | - | 104 ± 13 | 136 ± 12 | 0.73 ± 0.11 |
Zn-1 Mg * | 1200/60 min | 123 ± 2 | 361 ± 3 | 436 ± 6 | - | 59 ± 5 | 0.07 ± 0.01 |
Zn-6 Mg * | 1200/60 min | 271 ± 12 | - | 574 ± 29 | - | 74 ± 15 | 0.02 ± 0.01 |
Zn-16 Mg * | 1200/60 min | 222 ± 12 | - | 241 | - | - | - |
Composition | Preparation | Hardness | σCYS [MPa] | σUCS [MPa] | E [%] | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zn | MA & SPS | 38 ± 2 | 86 ± 2 | - | - | This work |
Zn-1Mg | 123 ± 2 | 361 ± 3 | 436 ± 6 | - | ||
Zn-6Mg | 271 ± 12 | - | 574 ± 29 | - | ||
Zn-1Mg | MA, Cold press, sintered, forged | 81 ± 5 | - | 245 ± 12 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | [58] |
Zn | MA, Hydrostatic pressing & sintering | 40 ± 1 | - | 100 ± 35 | - | [28] |
Zn-1Mg | 60 ± 23 | - | 178 ± 13 | - | ||
Zn-6Mg | 41 ± 1 | - | 122 ± 10 | - |
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Nečas, D.; Marek, I.; Pinc, J.; Vojtěch, D.; Kubásek, J. Advanced Zinc–Magnesium Alloys Prepared by Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering. Materials 2022, 15, 5272. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155272
Nečas D, Marek I, Pinc J, Vojtěch D, Kubásek J. Advanced Zinc–Magnesium Alloys Prepared by Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5272. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155272
Chicago/Turabian StyleNečas, David, Ivo Marek, Jan Pinc, Dalibor Vojtěch, and Jiří Kubásek. 2022. "Advanced Zinc–Magnesium Alloys Prepared by Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering" Materials 15, no. 15: 5272. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155272