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Size Effect on Magnesium Alloy Castings

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The effect of grain size on tensile and fatigue properties has been investigated in cast Mg alloys of Mg-2.98Nd-0.19Zn (1530 μm) and Mg-2.99Nd-0.2Zn-0.51Zr (41 μm). The difference between RB and push–pull fatigue testing was also evaluated in both alloys. The NZ30K05-T6 alloy shows much better tensile strengths (increased by 246 pct in YS and 159 pct in UTS) and fatigue strength (improved by ~80 pct) in comparison with NZ30-T6 alloy. RB fatigue testing results in higher fatigue strength compared with push–pull fatigue testing, mainly due to the stress/strain gradient in the RB specimen cross section. The material with coarse grains could be hardened more in the cyclic loading condition than in the monotonic loading condition, corresponding to the lower σ f and the higher σ f/σ b or σ f/σ 0.2 ratio compared to the materials with fine grains. The fatigue crack initiation sites and failure mechanism are mainly determined by the applied stress/strain amplitude. In LCF, fatigue failure mainly originates from the PSBs within the surface or subsurface grains of the samples. In HCF, cyclic deformation and damage irreversibly caused by environment-assisted cyclic slip is the crucial factor to influence the fatigue crack. The Coffin–Manson law and Basquin equation, and the developed MSF models and fatigue strength models can be used to predict fatigue lives and fatigue strengths of cast magnesium alloys.

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This work was carried out as a collaborative research project supported by General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This work was also supported by the Project Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M571562). The authors are grateful to Drs. Yucong Wang and Anil Sachdev (GM) and Prof. Wengjiang Ding (SJTU) for their helpful discussions.

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  1. National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloys Net Forming and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China

    Zhenming Li (Postdoctor), Peng Zhang (Ph.D. Student) & Liming Peng (Professor)

  2. General Motors Company, Powertrain, Pontiac, MI, 48340, USA

    Qigui Wang (Professor, Global Powertrain Engineer)

  3. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Alan A. Luo (Professor)

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Li, Z., Wang, Q., Luo, A.A. et al. Size Effect on Magnesium Alloy Castings. Metall Mater Trans A 47, 2686–2704 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3436-4

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