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2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

Fatigue Characterization of Ultrahigh Strength and Ductile Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr Alloy with Hierarchical Anisotropic Nanostructure

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22KF0310
Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

陳 強  九州大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (30264451)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) CHEN YAO  九州大学, 工学研究院, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2023-03-08 – 2025-03-31
KeywordsMg-RE alloy / Very-high-cycle fatigue / Nano-precipitates / Crack nucleation / Damage accumulation
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

We investigated the very high cycle fatigue behavior of a long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) strengthened Mg alloy under both solution and aging conditions. The main microstructural difference between the two conditions is characterized by dense β' nano-precipitates under the aging condition. The fatigue strengths are comparable under both conditions, whereas the fatigue lives tend to be improved apparently under the aging condition. The improved fatigue lives under the aging condition are attributed to the dense β' nanoprecipitates, which delay the processes of crack initiation and early propagation. Plastic localization shows a continuous pattern along the damage bands under the solution condition, while it shows a scattered pattern along the damage bands under the aging condition due to the effect of β' nano-precipitates, which affect the fatigue crack nucleation mechanism.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

As planned, macroscopic fatigue properties and damage localizations under solution and aging conditions have been investigated on the LPSO-strengthened Mg alloy. The results obtained have been submitted to the journal of Materials Science & Engineering A and International Journal of Fatigue. Further research will be conducted to improve the macroscopic fatigue properties through regulating the microstructure via heat treatment. On the whole, we have achieved the research goals set up for FY2023, and the progress of the project was partially advanced.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

Stacking faults (SFs) enhance non-basal dislocation sources in magnesium, addressing its ductility challenges. Therefore, we are interested in the fatigue response of the SFs-strengthened Mg alloy. We will systematically engineer two types of Mg alloy with the same laminated nanostructures: one with profuse SFs and one with dense LPSO lamellae. This will enable a comparative investigation of the fatigue response between the SFs-strengthened Mg and the LPSO-strengthened Mg. We are interested in which is more effective in enhancing the fatigue properties, and the corresponding fatigue mechanisms.

  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2023 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Sichuan University/Chengdu University(中国)

    • Country Name
      CHINA
    • Counterpart Institution
      Sichuan University/Chengdu University
  • [Journal Article] Fatigue-induced oxidation assisting microcrack nucleation in Mg-RE alloy under ultrasonic fatigue2023

    • Author(s)
      Chen Yao、Shuai Qi、Wu Yujuan、Peng Liming、Shao Xiaohong、Liu Fulin、He Chao、Li Lang、Liu Yongjie、Wang Qingyuan、Xie Shaoxiong、Chen Qiang
    • Journal Title

      Scripta Materialia

      Volume: 236 Pages: 115643~115643

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115643

  • [Journal Article] Oxide nodule assisting fatigue crack initiation in hierarchical anisotropic nanostructured Mg-RE alloy2023

    • Author(s)
      Chen Yao、Shuai Qi、Wu Yujuan、Peng Liming、Shao Xiaohong、Liu Fulin、He Chao、Li Lang、Liu Yongjie、Wang Qingyuan、Xie Shaoxiong、Chen Qiang
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Fatigue

      Volume: 175 Pages: 107820~107820

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2023.107820

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Published: 2024-12-25  

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