Open AccessMg-Al-RE Magnesium Alloys for High-Pressure Die-Casting
Author(s) -
K. N. Braszczyńska–Malik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archives of foundry engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2299-2944
pISSN - 1897-3310
DOI - 10.2478/afe-2014-0035
Subject(s) - intermetallic , materials science , eutectic system , die casting , metallurgy , foundry , microstructure , magnesium , die (integrated circuit) , casting , magnesium alloy , alloy , aluminium , nanotechnology
Experimental Mg-Al-RE type magnesium alloys for high-pressure die-casting are presented. Alloys based on the commercial AM50 magnesium alloy with 1, 3 and 5 mass % of rare earth elements were fabricated in a foundry and cast in cold chamber die-casting machines. The obtained experimental casts have good quality surfaces and microstructure consisting of an α(Mg)-phase, Al11RE3, Al10RE2Mn7 intermetallic compound and small amount of α+γ eutectic and Al2RE phases