Abstract
Unique Mg-RE (rare earth) alloys with long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) structures have attracted extensive attention for their excellent mechanical properties and bright prospects. Thus it is urgent to improve their corrosion resistance simultaneously. The present work focused on the improvement of microstructure and corrosion behaviours in new Mg-2.2Y-1.1Zn-0.4Mn (wt. %) alloys with mixed LPSO phases through warm equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) integrated with prior solution treatment (ST). The results show that the multi-pass ECAP process optimizes the grain size and distribution of mixed LPSO phases, which improves the corrosion resistance of the alloy. During the integrated ECAP processing, the massive 18 R phase was broken from 100 μm (as-cast) to 5–8 μm (12 passes), and the precipitated 14H phase was more uniformly distributed in the fined α-Mg matrix. Accordingly, the corrosion resistance of the LPSO-containing samples from 0 to 8 ECAP passes increased for a more uniform and more refined structure. In contrast, the corrosion resistance improvement of the 12-pass ECAP one was reduced slightly for weakened 18 R barriers.
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