Solute segregation governed atomistic configuration of β-Mg2Si/α-Al interface in an Al alloy Show others and affiliations
2025 (English) In: Scripta Materialia, ISSN 1359-6462, E-ISSN 1872-8456, Vol. 268, article id 116845Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
β-Mg2Si is a common intermetallic phase in commercial Al alloys, which can influence the precipitation of age-hardening phases and mechanical properties. In this work, β-Mg2Si dispersoid formed in a novel multi-components Al-Mg-Zn based crossover alloy during homogenization has been explored in detail. It is found that β-Mg2Si owns a rarely observed cube-cube orientation relationship (OR) of [001]β//[001]Al, (100)β//(100)Al with Al matrix, while a Si-terminated {100} interface layer can be identified. More strikingly, it is revealed that β-Mg2Si/Al-matrix interfaces acted as preferential segregation sites for Zr, Zn and Cu atoms, causing heterogeneous nucleation of Al3Zr and T-(Al,Zn,Cu)49Mg32 phases at the interfaces. Resultantly, the growth of β-Mg2Si could be slowed down with their transition from cube-cube to Kanno OR being hindered. The underlying mechanisms have been revealed by applying first principles calculations of segregation energies of solute atoms based on the atomistic interfacial configuration.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Elsevier BV , 2025. Vol. 268, article id 116845
Keywords [en]
Atomic structure, DFT, HAADF-STEM, Interfacial segregation, β-Mg2Si
National Category
Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-368857 DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2025.116845 ISI: 001524908400001 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105009512623 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-368857 DiVA, id: diva2:1993009
Note QC 20250828
2025-08-282025-08-282025-10-06 Bibliographically approved