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Mg-6Zn-xCe (x = 0, 0.6, 1.0, 2.0) alloy ingots with diameter of 50 mm were extruded into bars with diameter of 12 mm at 300 °C. The microstructures were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, and mechanical properties were tested at room temperature. The results showed that major intermetallic composition in as-cast Mg-6Zn and Mg-6Zn-0.6Ce alloys was Mg4Zn7 phase, during extrusion Mg4Zn7 phase was dissolved into matrix and then precipitated as MgZn2. In as-cast and as-extruded Mg-6Zn-1Ce and Mg-6Zn-2Ce alloys the major intermetallic composition was T phase. The microstructure of as-extruded alloy was refined due to complete dynamic recrystallization, the average grain size decreased with increasing Ce content, which were 12.1, 11.7, 11.0 and 10.0 mm, respectively. High density MgZn2 precipitated in Mg-6Zn and Mg-6Zn-0.6Ce alloys. The broken T phase particles were distributed linearly along extrusion direction. Mg-6Zn-0.6Ce alloy exhibited a high yield strength of 226.3 MPa that was about 24 MPa higher than Mg-6Zn alloy. However, with increasing Ce contents, the strengths were decreased slightly because the effects of precipitation strengthening of MgZn2 and solid solute strengthening of Zn were weakened though the strengthening effect of T phase was enhanced.
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Yu, H., Yang, W., Cui, H. et al. Microstructures and Tensile Properties of Hot-extruded Mg-6Zn-xCe (x=0, 0.6, 1.0, 2.0) Alloys. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 34, 150–155 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-019-2029-7
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