The effects of pre-deformation following solution treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of aged high purity Al-Cu-Mg alloy were studied by tensile test, micro-hardness measurements, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The micro-hardness measurements indicate that compared with un-deformed samples, the peak hardness is increased and the time to reach peak hardness is reduced with increasing pre-strain. Additionally, a double-peak hardness evolution behavior of cold-rolled （CR） samples was observed during aging. The results of TEM observation show that the number density of S′（Al2CuMg） phase is increased and the size is decreased in CR alloy with increase of pre-strain. The peak hardness and peak strength of the CR alloy are increased because of quantity increasing and refinement of S′ phase and high density dislocation.
The corrosion behaviors of an as-forged AZ80 magnesium alloy after aging treatment for various durations at 170 °C were investigated by immersion test, H2 evolution test, SEM and potentiodynamic polarization curve measurement. The results show that the corrosion rate of the alloy decreases dramatically with the increase of aging time during the initial aging stage, but increases slowly with the aging time longer than 20 h. The volume fraction of β-Mg17Al12 increases with aging time within the first 20 h, leading to the decrease of corrosion rate. After aging for longer than 39 h, the growth of β phase is accompanied by the consumption of aluminum in the matrix, resulting in an increase in the corrosion rate. When the volume fraction of ？ phase is low, specimens suffer from severe local corrosion, which results in a porous surface. On the contrary, when the volume fraction of ？ phase is high, specimens suffer uniform corrosion attack.
利用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)分析稀土元素La对Mg-Hg-Ga阳极材料显微组织的影响,并采用恒电流放电、动电位极化扫描、交流阻抗法、阳极效率测试和化学浸泡法研究La对Mg-Hg-Ga阳极材料腐蚀电化学性能的影响。结果表明:La的添加能使Mg-Hg-Ga合金晶粒细化,大量的Mg17La2和La Hg6相聚集在晶界处呈网状分布。随着La含量的升高,合金电化学活性下降,耐腐蚀性能先降低后增加,阳极效率先下降后升高,Mg-Hg-Ga-2%La合金的析氢速率为17.92 m L/(cm2·h),阳极效率为50.3%;而Mg-Hg-Ga-6%La合金的析氢速率仅为0.45 m L/(cm2·h),阳极效率为82.5%。这是因为随着La含量的升高,合金中新增的Mg17La2和La Hg6相为弱阴极性相,与α-Mg之间形成的腐蚀原电池驱动力较小,从而抑制镁基体的腐蚀。
