Effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of Zn-3Mg alloy

The Zn based alloy has a high potential to be the next generation of biodegradable implant material. Development of this biomaterial involves casting process which often associated with various defects. In this study, Zn-3Mg alloy was prepared using conventional casting method and followed by homoge...

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Main Authors: Dambatta, M., Izman, S., Hermawan, H., Kurniawan, Denni
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66999
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author Dambatta, M.
Izman, S.
Hermawan, H.
Kurniawan, Denni
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Izman, S.
Hermawan, H.
Kurniawan, Denni
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description The Zn based alloy has a high potential to be the next generation of biodegradable implant material. Development of this biomaterial involves casting process which often associated with various defects. In this study, Zn-3Mg alloy was prepared using conventional casting method and followed by homogenization treatment (370°C for 10hr) with the aim to improve the microstructure uniformity. Microscopic images show that as-cast Zn-3Mg alloy consists of segregated Zn-rich structure of star-like dendritic shape and eutectic mixture of Mg 2 Zn 11 phase. It is observed that after the heat treatment process thissegregation has been dispersed well and results in a more uniform microstructure of Zn-3Mg alloy with low fraction of casting defects. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-669992018-05-18T08:05:10Z Effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of Zn-3Mg alloy Dambatta, M. Izman, S. Hermawan, H. Kurniawan, Denni The Zn based alloy has a high potential to be the next generation of biodegradable implant material. Development of this biomaterial involves casting process which often associated with various defects. In this study, Zn-3Mg alloy was prepared using conventional casting method and followed by homogenization treatment (370°C for 10hr) with the aim to improve the microstructure uniformity. Microscopic images show that as-cast Zn-3Mg alloy consists of segregated Zn-rich structure of star-like dendritic shape and eutectic mixture of Mg 2 Zn 11 phase. It is observed that after the heat treatment process thissegregation has been dispersed well and results in a more uniform microstructure of Zn-3Mg alloy with low fraction of casting defects. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66999 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.493.777 restricted
spellingShingle Dambatta, M.
Izman, S.
Hermawan, H.
Kurniawan, Denni
Effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of Zn-3Mg alloy
title Effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of Zn-3Mg alloy
title_full Effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of Zn-3Mg alloy
title_fullStr Effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of Zn-3Mg alloy
title_full_unstemmed Effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of Zn-3Mg alloy
title_short Effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of Zn-3Mg alloy
title_sort effect of heat treatment on microstructure homogeneity of zn-3mg alloy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66999