Magnesium
Magnesium
Magnesium
Similar to Mg – RE – Zr system
SSSS → β” → β’ → β (Mg23Th6)
Solid solution hardening is also important in age hardened situation; even in peak
aged condition for Mg-Al alloy 50% of Al atoms remain available for ss hardening
Discontinuous precipitation in Mg-Al alloy
Mg–Li system has attracted attention as a basis for very light-weight sheet and
plate ; have extensive solid solubility in magnesium. Moreover, only about 11%
lithium is needed to form a new -phase, which has a body-centred cubic (bcc)
structure, thereby offering the prospect of extensive cold-formability.
Solvus indicates may show agehardening.
LA141 (Mg–14Li–1Al), is weldable, has been used for armour plate
and for aerospace components
Elastic modulus does not show much variation in different directions of
hexagonal magnesium crystal, preferred orientation has relatively little effect
upon the modulus.
Twinning occurs when compressive stresses are parallel to the basal plane,
wrought magnesium alloys tend to show lower values of longitudinal proof
stress in compression