• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.113-119
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• 2013

Grain growth behaviors of hot-rolled AZ31 (Mg-3%Al-1%Zn) and AZ31-0.3%CaO alloys at elevated temperatures have been investigated in order to clarify the effect of CaO addition on grain stability of Mg-Al-based wrought alloy. The grain size of CaO-free alloy increased steeply from 673 K with an increase in annealing temperature from 573 to 773 K, whereas the grains of CaO-containing alloy were relatively stable up to 723 K. The activation energies for grain growth ($E_g$) were 12.2 and 18.3 kJ/mole between 573 and 673 K and 119.2 and 126.9 kJ/mole between 673 and 773 K in the AZ31 and AZ31-0.3%CaO alloys, respectively. This result indicates that grains in the CaO-added alloy possess higher thermal stability than CaO-free alloy. SEM observations on the annealed alloy samples revealed that higher grain stability resulting from CaO addition would be associated with the suppression of grain growth by Ca-related precipitate particles distributed in the microstructure.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.614-620
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• 2007

Deformation characteristics and damage evolution during warm backward extrusion of bulk AZ31 Mg alloy were investigated using finite element analyses. AZ31 Mg alloy was assumed as a hardening viscoplastic material. The tensile tests of AZ31 Mg alloy in previous experimental works showed the ductile fracture even at the warm temperature of $175^{\circ}C$. In this study, damage evolution model proposed by Lee and Dawson, which was developed based on the growth of micro voids in hardening viscoplastic materials, was combined into DEFORM 2D. Effects of forming temperature, punch speed, extrusion ratio and size of work piece on formability in warm backward extrusion as well as on mechanical properties of extruded products were examined. In general, finite element predictions matched the experimental observations and supported the analyses based on experiments. Distributions of accumulated damage predicted by the finite element simulations were effective to identify the locations of possible fracture. Finally, it was concluded that the process model, DEFORM2D combined with Lee & Dawson#s damage evolution model, was effective for the analysis of warm backward extrusion of AZ31 Mg alloys.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.45-45
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• 2014

The importance of magnesium alloys has significantly increased due to their low density, high strength/weight ratio, very good electromagnetic shielding features and good recyclability. However, unfortunately, Mg alloys are very susceptible to corrosion due to their high chemically activities (= -2.356 V vs. NHE at $25^{\circ}C$), hence, most commercial Mg alloys require corrosion protective coatings. Organic coating such as painting, powder coating and electrophoretic deposition of paint (E-paint) is typically used in the final stages of the coating process of Mg alloys. In this study, effect of pre-immersion time on the deposition of E-paint on AZ31 Mg alloy was investigated. It was found that during pre-immersion time, AZ31 Mg alloy rapidly reacts with E-paint solution and paint can be self-deposited on the AZ31 surface without applying of electric current. The pore size on the E-painted AZ31 Mg alloy increased with increasing pre-immersion time from 0 to 5 min. Both adhesion and corrosion resistance of E-painted AZ31 Mg alloy decreased with increasing pre-immersion time. The best E-paint AZ31 Mg alloy, which showed stronger adhesion after water immersion test and good corrosion resistance, was started to deposit after 5 s of pre-immersion time.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.62-68
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• 2016

A chromium-free Ce-based conversion coating formed by immersion in a solution containing cerium chloride and nitric acid on AZ31 magnesium alloy has been studied. The effects of acid pickling on the morphology and the corrosion resistance of the cerium conversion coating were investigated. The corrosion resistance of the conversion coating prepared on AZ31 Mg alloy after organic acid pickling was better than that of inorganic acid pickling. The morphology of the conversion-coated layer was observed using optical microscope and SEM. Results show that the conversion coatings are relatively uniform and continuous, with thickness 1.0 to $1.1{\mu}m$. The main elements of the conversion coating of AZ31 Mg alloy are Mg, O, Al, Ce and Zn by EDS analysis. The electrochemical polarization results showed that the Ce-based conversion coating could reduce the corrosion activity of the AZ31 Mg alloy substrates in the presence of chloride ions.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.155-161
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• 2012

Magnesium alloys of AZ31, AZ31 + (0.5, 1, 1.5)wt.% CaO were cast, hot rolled, and oxidized between 450 and $650^{\circ}C$ in atmospheric air. The added CaO enabled to cast the AZ31 alloy in air. It decomposed and precipitated along the grain boundaries of the AZ31 alloy as $Al_2Ca$. The more the amount of CaO was, the more $Al_2Ca$ formed. The oxidation limit was about $450^{\circ}C$ for the AZ31 alloy. But, It increased to $650^{\circ}C$ in the CaO-added alloys. Hot rolling destroyed the precipitates that formed along the grain boundaries of the AZ31 alloy. During oxidation, MgO oxide scales that incorporated CaO formed at the outer surface of the formed oxide layer.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.77-78
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• 2007

AZ31 마그네슘 판재의 장식 도금을 공정 개발을 적용하기 위한 기초 연구로서 전처리 특성에 따른 마그네슘 AZ31 판재의 아연치환도금의 특성을 연구하였다. AZ31 판재는 다이캐스팅으로 사용되는 AZ91 소재에 비해 산세에 대해 민감한 반응을 나타내었다. 소재의 균일화는 시편 E와 F에서 균일하고 광택 있는 표면을 얻었고, 질산은 표면 에칭효과만을 가진다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 아연치환도금을 위한 전처리에 있어서는 시편 E에서 우수한 밀착력을 나타내었다. 이후 청화동 도금과 황산동 도금, 니켈도금 3가 크롬도금을 실시하여, X-cutting 테이핑 테스트에서 양호한 밀착성과 내식성 72시간, 열탕시험을 만족하였다.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.251-256
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• 2003

Effects of Ca addition on grain refinement, microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ31 Mg alloy were investigated. Due to Ca addition to Mg alloy (AZ31), the microstructure was refined, the quantity of $Mg_{17}Al_{12}$phase was reduced, and new $Al_2Ca$ phase was formed. The tensile property of AZ31 was increased with the minor addition of Ca, but was decreased rapidly over 0.2 wt.% of Ca content. The $Al_2Ca$ phase was considered to be detrimental to the mechanical property of AZ31 Mg alloy.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.74-74
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 AZ31 마그네슘 합금의 내식성을 향상시키기 위하여 플라즈마 전해산화(PEO, plasma electrolytic oxidation)법을 이용하여 $5{\sim}50{\mu}m$ 두께의 산화피막을 형성시켰으며, 염수침지법, 동전위 분극실험 및 a.c. 임피던스 측정법을 이용하여 형성된 산화피막의 특성을 평가하였다. 플라즈마 전해산화 피막은 다양한 용액에서 펄스전류를 인가하여 형성하였으며, 플라즈마 전해산화 처리된 AZ31 마그네슘 합금 시편은 증류수에서 실링 처리할 경우 0.5 M NaCl용액에 침지 시 600 시간동안 부식이 일어나지 않았다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.100-100
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 AZ31 마그네슘 합금의 징케이트 피막 형성 메커니즘을 용액의 조성에 따라 연구하였고, 징케이팅 공정에서 초음파가 피막의 형성 미 성장에 미치는 영향에 살펴보았다. 또한 AZ31 마그네슘 합금을 징케이트 처리한 후 구리를 도금하여 피막 형성 특성을 살펴보았다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.480-481
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• 2008

The aim of this work is to compare the microstructure, the texture, of an AZ31 Mg alloy processed via cold rolling process. Initial AZ31 Mg alloy sheet samples with strong {0002} texture were cut along the angles of 12.5 and 25 degrees to normal direction (ND). These specimens were rolled in room temperature condition. The microstructure was characterized by optical microscopy and the texture was measured by X-ray diffraction.