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Heat-Treatment Design of LATZ9531 Alloy and Ensuing Structure–Properties Correlation

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The effect of solid solution and aging treatment on microstructure evaluation and resulting mechanical properties of as-cast Mg-9wt.%Li-5wt.%Al-3wt.%Zn-1wt.%Sn (LATZ9531) light-weight alloys were investigated for the application in automobile, aerospace, and bio-medical field. The hardness of the Mg-rich (α-phase, hardness: 2.13 GPa) and the Li-rich (β-phase, hardness: 1.49 GPa) of the solutionized alloy derived from nanoindentation was increased to ~ 35 and ~ 21%, respectively, as compared to the as-cast condition. The hardness of both α- and β-phase was found to be decreased after aging treatment due to the age softening effect. Also, the resulting microstructures were analyzed using finite element modeling (FEM) to understand the effect of the distribution of precipitates on the mechanical properties. Further, the effective elastic modulus for the different heat-treated LATZ9531 alloy was quantified using stress-strain contour obtained from OOF2 (Object Oriented Finite Element Modeling). Also, the role of precipitates, α- and β-phase that possesses different elastic modulus was shown a different stress-strain contour at the interfaces.

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Dr. Vinod (IIT Indore) and Dr. Govind (VSSC, Trivandrum) are acknowledged for processing and providing LATZ9531 samples. ISRO-IITK Space Technology Cell is acknowledged for providing funding for this work.

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    Rita Maurya, Suresh Panwar & Kantesh Balani

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This invited article is part of a special topical focus in the Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance on Magnesium. The issue was organized by Prof. C. (Ravi) Ravindran, Dr. Raja Roy, Mr. Payam Emadi, and Mr. Bernoulli Andilab, Ryerson University.

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Maurya, R., Panwar, S. & Balani, K. Heat-Treatment Design of LATZ9531 Alloy and Ensuing Structure–Properties Correlation. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 2569–2576 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07364-5

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