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- Effects of heat treatment on the compressive properties of AZ91 Mg foam
- Wen, Cui'e; Yamada, Yasuo; Shimojima, Koji; Mabuchi, Mamoru; Nakamura, Mamoru; Asahina, Tadashi; Aizawa, Tatsuhiko; Higashi, Kenji
- The compressive properties of a T6 heat-treated AZ91 Mg foam are compared with those of as-cast foam. The plateau stress of the foam was not increased by the standard T6 heat treatment. Microstructural observation revealed that the precipitates were rather large in the heat-treated foam, suggesting that the heat treatment applied in the case of the bulk materials is not necessarily suitable for these cellular materials. However, the densification strain of the heat-treated foam was the same as that of the as-cast foam. Therefore, it is suggested that the densification strain of the foam is independent of the microstructure of the cell edge solids.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Materials Transactions, Vol. 41, no. 9 (2000), pp. 1192-1195
- Publication year
- FOR Code(s)
- 0912 Materials Engineering
- Compressive behavior; Heat treatment; Magnesium alloy; Metal foam
- Japan Institute of Metals
- Publisher URL
- Copyright © 2000.
- Peer reviewed