Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2008, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (5): 329-335 .

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Isothermal Section Of Mg-Zn-Lasystem In Mg Rich Corner At 350℃

M.L. Huang; H.X. Li; H. Ding;Y.P.Ren;S.M. Hao   

  1. School of Materials and Metallurgy,Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Received:2007-03-26 Revised:2008-08-31 Online:2008-10-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Alloys of Mg-Zn-La system in Mg rich corner at 350℃ have been prepared in this study. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalysis with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EPMA-EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) have been used to identify the phase equilibrium and the composition of each phase in the alloys. As a result, the isothermal section of Mg-Zn-La system in Mg rich corner at 350℃ has been determined. The result shows that, in addition to some binary phases, there exists a linear ternary compound called T-phase in Mg-Zn-La system at 350℃, in which the La content is about 8 at. pct ±0.4at.pct and the Zn content is 8at. pct-48 at.pct. The T-phase has a C-centered orthorhombic crystal structure, and the lattice parameters are a=0.965-1.020 nm,b=1.121-1.142nm, c=0.950-0.977 nm.

Key words: Mg-Zn-La system, Phase equilibrium, T-phase, Isothermal section