Abstract
This work concerns the distinguished roles of static aging and strain aging in the creep resistance of a hot-rolled Mg-4Y-3.5Nd alloy.The solution-treated sample is named AS while the peak-aged sample ob-tained from static aging at 220 ℃ is named AA.The strain aging(creep loading)was performed for both AS and AA samples at 220,250 and 280 ℃,respectively.The results showed that the creep resistance of both samples was closely related to the width of precipitate-free zones(PFZs).Under low stress,the dislocation cross-slip was effectively delayed by the precipitates and the existing PFZs widened slowly in the AA sample,leading to its stronger creep resistance compared to the AS sample.Inversely,under high stress,pyramidal<c+a>slip was more frequently activated,which could not be delayed by the coars-ened precipitates.Consequently,the widening rate of PFZs became fast and the creep resistance became weaker in the AA sample.From the above-mentioned results,this work provides a novel guide for using Mg alloys with rare-earth addition.At the temperature range of 220-280 ℃,static aging is positive for creep resistance under low stress,while directly performing strain aging without static aging is recom-mended for creep resistance under high stress.
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