Segregation and clustering of solutes at grain boundaries in Mg-rare earth solid solutions

被引:192
作者
Bugnet, M. [1 ]
Kula, A. [1 ,2 ]
Niewczas, M. [1 ]
Botton, G. A. [1 ]
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada
[2] AGH Univ Sci & Technol, Krakow, Poland
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Magnesium-rare earth alloy; Solid solution; Segregation; Grain boundary; Scanning transmission electron microscopy; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY; PEAK HARDNESS CONDITION; MAGNESIUM-BASED ALLOYS; DEFORMATION-BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL-CHANGES; HAADF-STEM; TEXTURE; GD; PHASE; RECRYSTALLIZATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.actamat.2014.06.004
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The present study validates the previously reported investigations about segregation of rare-earth (RE) elements at grain boundaries in Mg-RE alloys and ultimately provides a direct visualization of the distribution of the solute atoms in the structure of a Mg-Gd alloy. It is demonstrated that Gd forms a solid solution within the Mg matrix in addition to substantial segregation at high-angle grain boundaries in the form of 1-2 nm clusters, with a postulated face-centered cubic Gd structure. The results suggest significant implications for the texture development during alloy processing and recrystallization, and thus for the mechanical behavior and properties of Mg-RE alloys. (C) 2014 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:66 / 73
页数:8
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