Abstract
A body-centered cubic (bcc) Mg-12Li-9Al-1Zn (wt.%) alloy was fabricated in air by electrolysis from LiCl-KCl molten salt at 500 °C. Electrolytic deposition of Li atoms on cathode (Mg-Al-Zn alloy) and diffusion of the Li atoms formed the bcc Mg-Li-Al-Zn alloy with 12 wt.% Li and only 0.264 wt.% K. Low K concentration in the bcc Mg alloy strip after the electrolysis process resulted from 47% atomic size misfit between K and Mg atoms and low solubility of K in Mg matrix.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 597-600 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Deposition
- Diffusion
- Electrolysis
- hcp → bcc
- Mg-Li alloy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys