简介:Themicrostructuresofas-castandas-solutionMg–12Gd–2Er–1Zn–0.6Zralloyswereinvestigatedbyopticalmicroscopy(OM),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),highresolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HRTEM)X-raydiffraction(XRD)andselected-areaelectrondiffraction(SAED)inthepresentinvestigation.TheresultsshowthattheprimaryeutecticphaseMg5(Gd,Er,Zn)andsomeflocculentfeaturesarefoundintheas-castalloy;theSAEDpatternindicatesthattheseflocculentfeaturesarethedenseareasofstackingfaults.The14H-LPSOstructureprecipitatesinthetemperaturerangeof673–793K,andthevolumefractionof14H-LPSOstructureincreaseswiththeextensionofheatingtime;however,thereisnoprecipitationof14H-LPSOstructurewhenthetemperaturereachesupto803K.Inaddition,theMg5(Gd,Er,Zn)phasedissolvesgraduallyalongwiththeprecipitationof14H-LPSOstructure.