Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 622-631.doi: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.2684

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Refinement effect of Ti/B on Al dendrites in Zn-6Al-3Mg alloy

DAI Jingge1, LIU Yao2, WU Guangxin2   

  1. 1. Baosteel Research Institute, Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201900, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2025-02-24 Online:2025-08-31 Published:2025-09-16

Abstract: To further improve the surface quality and enhance the corrosion resistance of Zn-6Al-3Mg (ZAM) alloy, the refinement effects of Ti or Ti/B additions on Al dendrites in ZAM alloy were investigated. The results showed that the Al dendrites in ZAM alloy exhibited a standard secondary dendritic morphology. However, after adding Ti or Ti/B, the Al phase consisted of secondary dendrites, primary dendrites, and axial crystal morphologies. Both Ti and Ti/B additions effectively refined the Al dendrites, with ZAM-Ti/B alloy demonstrating superior refinement compared to ZAM-Ti alloy. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) results revealed that Ti and B additions induced the formation of new precipitated phases, namely TiAl$_3$ and TiB$_2$ in ZAM alloy. TiAl$_3$ appeared at the center of Al dendrites, while TiB$_2$ was typically surrounded by MgZn$_2$ phases. These precipitated phases effectively refined the Al dendrites in ZAM alloy.

Key words: coating, refinement, TiAl$_{3}$/TiB$_{2}$

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