Effects of Zr on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of As-Cast Mg-6Bi Alloy
In order to reveal the influence of Zr alloying on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-6Bi alloy,as-cast Mg-6Bi-xZr(x=0,0.5,1.0 wt.%)alloys were prepared,and their microstructure and mechanical properties were characterized and tested by SEM,EDS,XRD and electronic mechanical performance testing machine.The experimental results showed that the average grain size of the as-cast Mg-6Bi alloy microstructure was about(302±46)μm,and there were a large number of Mg3Bi2 phase with a size between(l-90.12)pm at the grain boundary.The 0.5%-1.0%Zr element alloying can not only significantly refine the grain structure of Mg-6Bi alloy,but also has a significant refinement effect on the Mg3Bi2 phase in the alloy.Among them,the average grain size of Mg-6Bi-lZr alloy was(128±65)pm,and the phase size of the Mg3Bi2 was between(1-28.33)pm.Both the strength and the ductility of as-cast Mg-6Bi alloy significantly increased with the increase of Zr element content,due to the enhancement of grain boundary strengthening and second phase strengthening effects,as well as the significant weakened cleavage effect original from coarse Mg3Bi2 particles.