采用常规凝固技术制备了Mg-45Zn-xY(x=1.0,4.0,5.5,8.0,质量分数,%)合金。利用SEM、EDS、OM、TEM、XRD、DSC和硬度测试技术研究了Y对Mg.45Zn-xY系合金组织及性能的影响,同时对准晶相(I-phase)的形成机制进行了分析。结果表明:合金组织主要由a-Mg颗粒或枝晶、花瓣状的Mg3ZnsY准晶相、层片状的(I-phase+a-Mg)共晶组织以及Mg7Zn3相组成;准晶相形貌、含量及分布与Y含量密切相关,随着Y含量的增加,花瓣状准晶相含量逐渐增加,当Y含量为5.5%时,花瓣状准晶相含量最多,合金的硬度达到最大值,HB为1557MPa,当Y含量为8.0%时,合金中的花瓣状准晶相消失;准晶以层片状共晶组织和花瓣状形式存在,花瓣状的特殊形貌是正二十面体沿五次轴方向生长的结果。
Mg-45Zn-xY (x=l.0, 4.0, 5.5, 8.0 wt%) alloys were prepared by a conventional solidification technique. The influences of Y on microstructures and properties of Mg-45Zn-xY alloys were investigated by means of SEM, EDS, OM, TEM, XRD, DSC and hardness tests The formation mechanism of quasicrystal was also analyzed. The results show that microstructures of Mg-45Zn-xY alloys consist of a-Mg particle or dendritic crystal, petal-like Mg3Zn6Y quasicrystalline phase (/-phase), lamellar (I-phase+a-Mg) eutectic structure and Mg7Zn3 phase. The morphology, the amount and distribution of quasicrystalline phase are closely related to the content of Y. With the increase of Y content, the amount of petal-like quasicrystalline phase increases and when Y content is 5.5 wt%, the alloy has the most petal-like quasicrystalline phase and its hardness reaches the maximum value of HB 1557 MPa. When Y content is 8.0 wt%, the petal-like quasicrystalline phase disappears. Quasicrystalline phase exists in two forms: eutectic structure and petal-like structure, and the special morphology of petal-like structure is the result of icosahedron's growth along five-axis direction.