About this Abstract | 
  
   
    | Meeting | 
    2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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    | Symposium 
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    Magnesium Technology 2025
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    | Presentation Title | 
    Effect of Cooling Rate on the Solidification Behavior of AMZ211-Y/Ca Alloys | 
  
   
    | Author(s) | 
    Jianyue  Zhang, Jiashi  Miao, Alan  Luo, Hongyi   Zhan, Jianfeng  Wang | 
  
   
    | On-Site Speaker (Planned) | 
    Jianyue  Zhang | 
  
   
    | Abstract Scope | 
    
A low-cost Mg-Al-Mn-Zn (AMZ211) alloy was developed for automotive road wheel applications while the high Mn content leaded to the formation of blocky Mn-containing intermetallic particles. In this study, the effect of cooling rate on the intermetallic formation and solidification behavior of AMZ211, AMZ211-0.4Ca, and AMZ211-0.8 Y alloys were investigated by a wedge casting experiment. Under low cooling rate, coarse β-Mn(Al) particles were formed in AMZ211 and AMZ211-0.4 Ca alloys and coarse Y-contained Al(Mn,Y) particles were formed in AMZ211-0.8 Y alloy.  Under high cooling rate, the formed coarse β-Mn(Al)  and  Al(Mn,Y) were suspended. This study provided a new strategy to suspend the formation of proeutectic blocky intermetallic in Mg alloys by fast cooling.   | 
  
   
    | Proceedings Inclusion? | 
    Planned:  | 
  
 
    | Keywords | 
    Magnesium, Solidification, Other |