Microstructure Characteristics of Internal Oxidation of Ag-Mg Alloy
Author of the article: ZHENGXuejun1,2, ZHOU Longhai2, DONG Pu2, HAN Jiqing2
Author's Workplace:1. Western Metal Materials Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710201, China; 2. Xi’an Noble Rare Metal Materials Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710201, China
Key Words:Ag-Mg alloy; internal oxidation; microstructure; oxidation interface
Abstract:
The Ag-Mg alloy containing 0.2% Mg was prepared in vacuum induction melting and cold-machined into tube.
The internal oxidation of the alloy was carried out in the atmosphere. The microstructure characteristics of different
oxidation temperature and time were studied. The results show that the microstructure of Ag-Mg alloy is fine equiaxed
grains after treatment at 500 ℃. When the temperature is higher than the 700 ℃, a fine-grained zone is formed on the
surface. The inner grains grow up significantly, and the oxidation interface moves to the center. When the internal oxidation
temperature is less than 600 ℃, the grain size of the Ag-Mg alloy grows linearly and the trend is relatively flat. When the
temperature is above 600 ℃, the grains grow up rapidly. As the temperature increases, the depth of internal oxidation
increases in a lower parabola. At 800 ℃, with the increase of oxidation time, the fine crystal region and internal grains is
not change significantly, and the internal oxidation depth increases in a parabola.