High-temperature and short-time(HTST)solution heat treatment combined with non-isothermal aging(NIA)was employed to regulate the microstructure and properties of Al−4.5Mg−2.0Zn−0.3Ag alloy.Results indicate that HTST solution heat treatment can not only retain partial deformation dislocations,but inhibit the recrystallization behavior and increase the proportion of low-angle grain boundaries(LAGBs).In the subsequent NIA process,HTST solution heat treatment combined with NIA is instrumental in restraining the degradation of dislocations and promoting precipitation of nano-scale T'-Mg_(32)(Al,Zn,Ag)49 phase,which improves the strength of the alloy greatly.In addition,a higher fraction of LAGBs and the discontinuous distribution of grain boundary precipitates caused by this novel technology meliorate the corrosion resistance of Al−4.5Mg−2.0Zn−0.3Ag alloy.
A novel Cu−4.8Cr−2.2Nb−0.15Y(at.%)alloy was fabricated by employing the laser powder bed fusion with different processing parameters.The influence of laser power(P),scanning speed(v),and laser linear energy density(El)on the defects,melt pool morphology,microstructure,and properties of the alloy was systematically investigated.The results show that the optimized process parameters for preparing Cu−Cr−Nb−Y alloy with relative density over 99.5%are P=300−350 W and v=650−800 mm/s,corresponding to El=0.375−0.538 J/mm.When E_(l)<0.3 J/mm,increasing P or decreasing v can enhance the continuity and size of the melt pool,reduce the lack-of-fusion defects,and increase the relative density.However,excessively high E_(l)leads to a deeper melt pool,more keyholes,and reduced relative density.The grain size of the as-built Cu−Cr−Nb−Y alloy shows a bimodal distribution,with fine grains at the center and coarse grains at the edge of the melt pool.Increasing P or decreasing v increases the average grain size and〈110〉texture intensity.The alloy fabricated with P=350 W and v=800 mm/s displays the highest relative density of 99.82%.The yield strength,tensile strength,and elongation are(443±5)MPa,(699±4)MPa,and(17.1±0.7)%,respectively.
The Mg−1Zn−1Sn and Mg−1Zn−1Sn−0.2Ca alloy scaffolds were prepared via infiltration casting using 3D-printed Ti templates to achieve complete and accurate control of the pore structure.The results indicate that the actual porosity and pore size of the prepared P model for each pore size are greater than the designed values.The addition of Ca changes the second phase of the alloy from Mg2Sn to CaMgSn and refines its microstructure.The compressive yield strength and compressive modulus of the Mg−1Zn−1Sn−0.2Ca alloy scaffold reach 32.61 MPa and 0.23 GPa,respectively.The corrosion current density is measured at 14.64μA/cm^(2),with an instantaneous corrosion rate of 0.335 mm/a.Both scaffolds exhibit excellent biocompatibility and no cytotoxicity.Additionally,the antibacterial effects of both alloys on E.coli are greater than 97.81%.These results indicate that Mg alloy scaffolds have great potential for clinical applications.
