Correlation between Hardness, Structure and Electrochemical Performance of an AlZnMnMg Alloy英文文献资料.docVIP

Engineering, 2012, 4, 590-597 /10.4236/eng.2012.49075 Published Online September 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/eng) Correlation between Hardness, Structure and Electrochemical Performance of an AlZnMnMg Alloy S. Valdez Rodríguez , B. Campillo Illanes , J. J. Alberto Islas 1 1 2 Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelos, México 1 2 Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México Email: svaldez@fis.unam.mx Received June 7, 2012; revised July 9, 2012; accepted July 19, 2012 ABSTRACT In this work the structural changes induced by aged treatment have shown a connection with differences of hardness and electrochemical performance. Al-base alloys have been investigated by means of Vickers hardness, X-ray diffrac- tion, scanning electron and short-term electrochemical test. X-ray diffraction result reveals the formation of (MgZn)49Al32 phase for two conditions, the first one is when the magnesium content is upper to 5.49% in as-cast condition and the second one after the thermal treatment carried out at 450?C for 5 h. In addition, the hardness and electrochemical per- formance has been influenced by the presence and quantity of the (MgZn)49Al32 phase. The addition of magnesium al- loying modifies the microstructure, increases the content of (MgZn)49Al32 phase and provides a localized corrosion which conduced to the breakdown of the oxide film (?-Al2O3) formed on the Al alloy surface. Keywords: AlZnMnMg Alloy; Hardness; Structure; Electrochemical Performance 1. Introduction age-hardening given to the system their unique combina- tion of lightweight and high mechanical properties [8]. The investigation of precipitation process in Al-base al- loys indicates that several transformation sequences may occur in these materials during