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Magnesium-Lithium Alloys
AFLM-2012
November 9, 2012
AmLi Materials Technology Co. LTD. Taiwan
---Specialized Manufacturing Company of Magnesium Alloys
---Alloy Design, Melting & Casting, Extrusion & Rolling, Deep Drawing &
Pressing, Heat Treatment, Surface Treatment, Product & Application
Partnership of AmLi for Research and Development
--Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology
--National Taiwan University / National Dong-Hwa University*
--Huang-Chieh Metal Industry Co., Ltd.**
--Fuji Light-Metal Company Ltd./ Nippon Kinzoku***
* jywang@mail.ndhu.edu.tw/ sean-chiu@amlitech.com
** howard_lee@wjgm.com.cn
*** toksup@tokyosupply.com
Collaboration Topics
Alloy Design Material Processing
Material Analysis End-User Applications
speaker diaphragm
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Mg-Li alloys
• The Magnesium-Lithium (Mg-Li) alloys with Li contents
ranging from 5 to 11 mass% exhibit a dual-phase structure of
Mg-rich (α-hcp) and Li-rich (β-bcc) phases. This dual-phase
structure has excellent formability and extra-low density, but
exhibits a moderate mechanical strength and a poor corrosion
resistance.
α α+β β
Material Processing
surface --component of vehicles
heat treatment --lightweight sectors for 3C
treatment
extrusion, rolling, products
Vacuum induction pressing, deep
melting and casting drawing
High Performance
physical and
Mg-Li Products
corrosion
chemical resistance --speaker diaphragm
properties
density mechanical --sports equipment
chemical property --others
composition microstructure
LZ71 LZ91
β α β
LZ71 α
β
LZ101
Alloy LZ51 LZ61 LZ71 LZ81 LZ91 LZ101 LZ121
α/β 97/3 82/18 64/36 46/54 32/68 16/84 0/100
* The LZ51 alloy has a nearlyα phase, and the LZ121 exhibits a singleβphase.
With increasing Li content, moreβphase are formed.
* After a severe cold rolling, the fine elongated α/β phases are formed.
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• Mechanical properties of Annealed Mg-Li alloys
* The Mg-Li alloy with a high Li content has a low tensile strength
and a high elongation.
45°
0°
ND 90°
TD
RD
Elongation [%]
140 50
UTS, σ/MPa
120
40
100 188MPa, 180MPa, 173MPa,
80130MPa, 48% 50% 51%
30
60 49% 20
40
20 10
Solution-treated 0 S.T. 24 48 9672120144 2 4 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 0
as-extruded
Aging time (hrs)
150 °C -6hrs
β
β
α
LZ91
Great !
LZ91 LZ91
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• Corrosion Resistance--sputter and Atomic Layer
Deposition (ALD)
Al2O3 film ALD: layer-by-layer growth
Al interlayer
Substrate
(a) (b)
Surface morphologies of the LZ101 specimens. (a) the bare specimen, (b)
the specimen with deposition of a dual-layer Al/Al2O3 film.
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Pt
Mg-Li Al2O3
C
Al
ALD-Al2O3 film is
Al interlayer is a amorphous
crystalline structure
Better
Higher potential (Ecorr.) and lower current density (Icorr.) indicate a better corrosion
resistance for Mg-Li alloys with deposition of a dual-layer Al/Al2O3 film.