Research paper

Unravelling the {101¯2} Twin Intersection Between LPSO Structure/SFs in Magnesium Alloy

  • SHAO Xiaohong ,
  • PENG Zhenzhen ,
  • JIN Qianqian ,
  • MA Xiuliang
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  • 1Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
    3Center for the Structure of Advanced Matter, School of Electronic Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006, China
MA Xiuliang, professor, Tel: (024)23971845, E-mail: xlma@imr.ac.cn

Received date: 2022-10-21

  Revised date: 2022-12-08

  Online published: 2023-02-07

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(51871222);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52171021)

Abstract

The effect of long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) structure/solute-rich element laminar stacking faults (SFs) on the intersection of co-zone {101¯2} twin variants was uncovered at the atomic scale by TEM. The results show that a basal-prismatic (BP) boundary is generally formed at the intersection of LPSO/SFs and twins, bending the twin boundaries (TBs) into a bow shape between the adjacent LPSO/SFs. The co-zone {101¯2} twin variants and LPSO/SFs intersect with each other, introducing a basal-basal (BB) boundary and prismatic-prismatic (PP) boundaries, associated with a triangular matrix near the LPSO/SFs. More Zn atoms than Y atoms were segregated into the TBs. Also, when the LPSO structure is kinked, the {101¯2} twin generates and grows on one side of the kink boundary, and the local kink boundary transforms into TB. The growing TB intersects with the residual kink boundary, leaving a triangular matrix near the LPSO/SFs. Multiple twin variants nucleate between the LPSO/SFs/TSFs (twinned stacking faults), and the associated Hall-Petch effect is brought by the segmentation introduced by the intersecting of variants, which can improve the Mg alloy hardening rate. Introducing different twin variants by regulating the LPSO structure's spacing and thickness in magnesium alloy may shed new light on optimizing their performance.

Cite this article

SHAO Xiaohong , PENG Zhenzhen , JIN Qianqian , MA Xiuliang . Unravelling the {101¯2} Twin Intersection Between LPSO Structure/SFs in Magnesium Alloy[J]. Acta Metall Sin, 2023 , 59(4) : 556 -566 . DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2022.00532

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