Additive manufacturing of high performance AZ31 magnesium alloy with full equiaxed grains: Microstructure, mechanical property, and electromechanical corrosion performance

Xuewei Fang, Jiannan Yang, Shuaipeng Wang, Chuanbin Wang, Ke Huang, Haonan Li, Bingheng Lu

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Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) technology has drawn tremendous attention in producing lightweight and complex metallic components. In this work, a thin wall of AZ31 Mg alloy with fine equiaxed grains was fabricated via gas tungsten arc-based wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM-GTA) technology. The grain structure, dislocation, and texture of the hot-rolled and WAAM-GTA AZ31 samples were analyzed by EBSD, while the matrix and dispersed phases were characterized by EDS and X-ray diffraction. The 3D porosity of samples was examined quantitatively by an X-ray computed tomography (XCT). The results show that dominated equiaxed α-Mg grain structure was obtained together with negligible precipitated phase. The mechanical properties of WAAM-GTA AZ31 were superior to their cast counterparts and close to those of wrought AZ31, and their correlation to microstructure and defects were explored. Moreover, the WAAM-GTA AZ31 showed excellent electromechanical corrosion performance in 3.5 % NaCl solution as compared to the hot-rolled AZ31 plate. The WAAM-GTA technology therefore offers new routes to fabricate AZ31 Mg components with equiaxed grain structure, as well as favorable mechanical properties and electromechanical corrosion performance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number117430
JournalJournal of Materials Processing Technology
Volume300
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • AZ31 magnesium alloy
  • Electrochemical corrosion performance
  • Equiaxed grain
  • Mechanical properties

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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