A comparison of the microstructure-dependent corrosion of dual-structured Mg-Li alloys fabricated by powder consolidation methods: Laser powder bed fusion vs pulse plasma sintering

Autor: Anna Dobkowska, Łukasz Żrodowski, Monika Chlewicka, Milena Koralnik, Bogusława Adamczyk-Cieślak, Jakub Ciftci, Bartosz Morończyk, Mirosław Kruszewski, Jakub Jaroszewicz, Dariusz Kuc, Wojciech Święszkowski, Jarosław Mizera
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Vol 10, Iss 12, Pp 3553-3564 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-9567
DOI: 10.1016/j.jma.2022.06.003
Popis: In this study, powder metallurgy methods were used to fabricate Mg-7.5Li-3Al-Zn alloys from repowdered extruded alloys. Extruded alloys were powdered using ultrasonic atomization, and then laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and pulse plasma sintering (PPS) were used to consolidate the bulk materials. A comparison of the properties of the fabricated alloys with those of a conventionally extruded one was carried out using methods that characterized the microstructure and corrosion resistance. When compared to their conventionally extruded counterpart, LPBF and PPS materials exhibited refined microstructures with low enrichment in AlLi and coarse Al, Zn, Mn precipitates. The main drawback of the LPBF alloy, printed for the needs of this study, was its porosity, which had a negative effect on its corrosion. The presence of unrecrystallized particle boundaries in the PPS alloy was also unbeneficial with regard to corrosion. The advantage of the LPBF and PPS processes was the ability to change the proportion of α(Mg) to β(Li), which when the complete consolidation of the material is achievable, may increase the corrosion resistance of dual-structured Mg-Li alloys. The results show that powder metallurgy routes have a wide potential to be used for the manufacture of Mg-Li based alloys.
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