Manufacturing Technology and Usable Properties of Magnesium Alloy after Plastic Deformation

Abstract

The object of this study was to develop parameters of plastic deformation in hot direct extrusion and die forging process of magnesium alloy MgAlZn. Extrusion process was conducted in the temperature range 350°C÷450°C at different extrusion speeds (ram speed 0.5 mm/s÷3 mm/s). The extrusion tests have showed that for this alloy it is possible to use the temperature of the extruded material ranging from 350°C÷450°C when the process is run at the optimum ram speed. Higher temperature of extrusion is beneficial For higher ram speed of 3mm/s, in this alloy at a temperature of 420÷450°C, cracks began to show in the surface. The same problem were for die forging. Extruded rods and forging parts were characterized by mechanical properties and structure in different heat treatment tempers. This magnesium alloy obtained in the T5 temper higher mechanical properties then T6 temper. The paper also presents research results of investigation of conversion coating on MgAlZn magnesium alloy by anodic oxidation method in non-chromium solutions. It was found that the coating produced in non-chromium solutions show considerable increase of corrosion resistance of tested alloy.Keywords: Mg alloys, extrusion, mechanical properties, structure, corrosion resistance.