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Effects of Heat Treatment on Corrosion and Wear Behaviors of Mg-6Gd-2Zn-0.4Zr Alloy in Simulated Body Fluid

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Mg-6Gd-2Zn-0.4Zr (wt.%, GZ62K) alloy was processed by solution treatment under different temperatures. The microstructure, hardness, corrosion and wear behaviors in simulated body fluid (SBF) have been studied. The results indicate that the (Mg, Zn)3Gd phase decreases, the precipitated phases gradually increase, and the long-period stacking ordered structure disappears with the increase of solution temperature. The alloy has better corrosion resistance after solution treatment, and that solution treated at 490 °C for 12 h shows the best corrosion resistance. The friction coefficient of the alloy under dry sliding condition decreases slightly, but the mass loss increases with increasing the solution temperature. The alloy solution treated at 460 °C for 12 h exhibits the lowest friction coefficient and mass loss in SBF, and it also has the best wear resistance under dry sliding condition.

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This project was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province for Outstanding Youth (BK20160081), the Opening Project of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Structural Materials and Application Technology (ASMA201503), the Innovative Foundation Project for Students of Nanjing Institute of Technology (TP20170011), the Innovative Foundation Project for Students of Jiangsu Province (201611276003Z), the Six Talent Peaks (2015-XCL-025) and the Outstanding Scientific and Technological Innovation Team in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province.

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    Li Zhao, Wei Chen, Jianwei Dai, Zhangzhong Wang & Xiaobo Zhang

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    Li Zhao, Wei Chen, Jianwei Dai, Zhangzhong Wang & Xiaobo Zhang

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Zhao, L., Chen, W., Dai, J. et al. Effects of Heat Treatment on Corrosion and Wear Behaviors of Mg-6Gd-2Zn-0.4Zr Alloy in Simulated Body Fluid. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 26, 5501–5510 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2975-1

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