Direct preparation of nano-quasicrystals via a water-cooled wedge-shaped copper mould

Abstract

We have successfully synthesized multicomponent Mg-based nano-quasicrystals (nano-QCs) through a simple route by using a water-cooled wedge-shaped copper mould. Nanoscale QCs are prepared directly on tip of wedge-shaped castings. The further study shows that nano-QCs in the Mg71Zn26Y2Cu1 alloy show well microhardness of greater than HV450. Electrochemical properties of three kinds of quasicrystal alloys are investigated in simulated seawater. The Mg71Zn26Y2Cu1 nano-QC alloy presents the best corrosion resistance in this study for the formation of well-distributed nano-QC phases (15nm) and polygonal Mg2(Cu,Y) nanophases (4050nm). Copyright © 2012 Zhifeng Wang et al.