Wiese, B.; Harmuth, J.; Willumeit-Römer, R.; Bohlen, J. Property Variation of Extruded Mg-Gd Alloys by Mn Addition and Processing. Crystals2022, 12, 1036.
Wiese, B.; Harmuth, J.; Willumeit-Römer, R.; Bohlen, J. Property Variation of Extruded Mg-Gd Alloys by Mn Addition and Processing. Crystals 2022, 12, 1036.
Abstract
The manufacturing parameters influence the properties of thermo-mechanically processed met-als such as Mg alloys. This paper presents how the mechanical properties, the microstructure and the degradation rate of extruded Mn-containing Mg-Gd-alloys can be modified. Gd as repre-sented REE-element is particularly interesting due to the influence on the texture development in Mg and therefore studied as a base alloy system. The contents of Gd were investigated be-tween 2 to 9 wt.% with Mn-addition of 0.5 and 1.0 wt.%. The grain sizes and the corresponding textures were modified by the extrusion parameters and the alloy content. It was shown that modification by Mn can decrease the grain size, but increase the degree of recrystallization and decrease the degradation rate in the biological medium compared to the binary Mg-Gd system from previous studies. The results suggest that the binary Mg-Gd system can be produced more efficiently by adding Mn and that the resulting properties are more robust.
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