Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2022, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3): 61-66.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2022.03.012

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Effect of alkali heat treatment on corrosion resistance of friction stir processed AZ31 magnesium alloy

Chen Shanyong1,2, Wang Kuaishe1,2, Qiao Ke1,2, Wang Wen1,2   

  1. 1. School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi 710055, China;
    2. National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi 710055, China
  • Received:2021-11-08 Revised:2022-01-18 Online:2022-03-25 Published:2022-04-22

Abstract: Friction stir processing (FSP) was performed on AZ31 magnesium alloy, and alkali heat treatment (AHT) was performed on the basal material (BM) and FSPed specimens. The effect of AHT on microstructure and corrosion resistance of the friction stir processed AZ31 magnesium alloy was studied. The results show that the FSP can significantly refine the grains, the average grain size is decreased from 12.8 μm of BM to 3.1 μm after FSP, the proportion of high angle grain boundaries decreased from 75.9% of BM to 45.3% after FSP, and the grain boundary substructure is increased. The AHT induces the material to form a dense MgO and Al2O3 mixed coating on the surface, which effectively improves the immersion corrosion resistance of the AZ31 magnesium alloy.

Key words: AZ31 magnesium alloy, friction stir processing, microstructure, alkali heat treatment, corrosion

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