<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper deals with the evaluation of changes in hardness of magnesium alloys during precipitation hardening that are nowadays widely used in different fields of industry. It focuses exactly on AZ31, AZ61 and AZ91 alloys. Observing material hardness changes serves as an effective tool for determining precipitation hardening parameters, such as temperature and time. Brinell hardness measurement was chosen based on experimental needs. There was also necessary to make chemical composition analysis and to observe the microstructures of tested materials. The obtained results are presented and discussed in this paper.</p></abstract>

This paper deals with the evaluation of changes in hardness of magnesium alloys during precipitation hardening that are nowadays widely used in different fields of industry. It focuses exactly on AZ31, AZ61 and AZ91 alloys. Observing material hardness changes serves as an effective tool for determining precipitation hardening parameters, such as temperature and time. Brinell hardness measurement was chosen based on experimental needs. There was also necessary to make chemical composition analysis and to observe the microstructures of tested materials. The obtained results are presented and discussed in this paper.

Changes in hardness of magnesium alloys due to precipitation hardening

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This paper deals with the evaluation of changes in hardness of magnesium alloys during precipitation hardening that are nowadays widely used in different...

Changes in hardness of magnesium alloys due to precipitation hardening

Publié en ligne: 14 nov. 2018

Pages: 46 - 49

Reçu: 15 févr. 2018

Accepté: 21 avr. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2018.18.08

Mots clés
magnesium alloy, precipitation, changes in hardness, heat treatment

© 2018 Tatiana Oršulová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Changes in hardness of magnesium alloys due to precipitation hardening

Publié en ligne: 14 nov. 2018

Pages: 46 - 49

Reçu: 15 févr. 2018

Accepté: 21 avr. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2018.18.08

Mots clésmagnesium alloy, precipitation, changes in hardness, heat treatment

© 2018 Tatiana Oršulová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
magnesium alloy, precipitation, changes in hardness, heat treatment