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Preparation and characterization of Ni-P coating on AZ91 cast magnesium alloy
Brescher, Roman ; Buchtík, Martin (referee) ; Wasserbauer, Jaromír (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with electroless deposition of nickel-phosphoric (Ni-P) coating on AZ91 magnesium alloy. At the beginning of the theoretical part, there is a summary of basic knowledge about magnesium alloys with focus on AZ91 alloy and the influence of alloying elements and impurities and its microstructure. The theoretical part continues with the discussion of the Ni-P coating, focusing on the composition of the bath, the influence and the effect of its individual components. Next, there is a comparison with galvanic nickeling. At the end of the theoretical part, the current research of the use of electroless deposition of Ni-P layer on AZ91 magnesium alloy is summarized. In the practical part, there is the preparation of the Ni-P coating on the AZ91 magnesium alloy, the observation the microstructure of the magnesium alloy and the Ni-P layer, and rate of deposition, the thickness, the microhardness and the composition of the coating was measured. The effect of its heat treatment was also observed. It has been found that it is possible to produce a high-quality Ni-P coating on an AZ91 magnesium alloy which has no visible defects or obvious undesirable interlayers, however the heat treatment of the coating causes its cracking. To determine the corrosion resistance, a potentiodynamic measurement was performed, resulting in the finding that the Ni-P coating without heat treatment was a suitable corrosion protection. However, after heat treatment, the corrosion resistance due to cracking of the surface deteriorated to a level of bare AZ91 alloy.
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Preparation of Mg-Al-Ti bulk materials via powder metallurgy
Brescher, Roman ; Doskočil, Leoš (referee) ; Březina, Matěj (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with research and preparation of bulk materials based on the Mg–Al–Ti system. The theoretical part summarizes the basic knowledge about magnesium alloys, focusing mainly on Mg–Al and Mg–Ti systems. Furthermore, basic information on powder metallurgy methods was included here, from the production of powder materials, through their compaction, to heat treatment and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The theoretical part ends with literature review on the current research of the Mg–Al–Ti system. In the experimental part, bulk materials based on the Mg–Al–Ti system was prepared using traditional methods of powder metallurgy, as well as using the SPS method. The microstructure of the material, elemental and phase composition was examined in this thesis. Subsequently, Vickers hardness and flexural strength were measured, and fractographic observation of the fracture surface was performed. It was found that the aluminum was completely dissolved during the heat treatment, but the titanium particles remained almost intact in the material and worked as a particulate reinforcement. Materials prepared by methods of conventional powder metallurgy showed increased porosity compared to materials prepared by the SPS, resulting in lower hardness and flexural strength. The hardness increased with increasing the amount of aluminum and titanium and with the amount of magnesium phase . Fractographic observation of the fracture surface suggests that a diffuse connection between the reinforcement and the matrix may have occurred after the sintering process.
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Preparation of Mg-Al-Ti bulk materials via powder metallurgy
Brescher, Roman ; Doskočil, Leoš (referee) ; Březina, Matěj (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with research and preparation of bulk materials based on the Mg–Al–Ti system. The theoretical part summarizes the basic knowledge about magnesium alloys, focusing mainly on Mg–Al and Mg–Ti systems. Furthermore, basic information on powder metallurgy methods was included here, from the production of powder materials, through their compaction, to heat treatment and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The theoretical part ends with literature review on the current research of the Mg–Al–Ti system. In the experimental part, bulk materials based on the Mg–Al–Ti system was prepared using traditional methods of powder metallurgy, as well as using the SPS method. The microstructure of the material, elemental and phase composition was examined in this thesis. Subsequently, Vickers hardness and flexural strength were measured, and fractographic observation of the fracture surface was performed. It was found that the aluminum was completely dissolved during the heat treatment, but the titanium particles remained almost intact in the material and worked as a particulate reinforcement. Materials prepared by methods of conventional powder metallurgy showed increased porosity compared to materials prepared by the SPS, resulting in lower hardness and flexural strength. The hardness increased with increasing the amount of aluminum and titanium and with the amount of magnesium phase . Fractographic observation of the fracture surface suggests that a diffuse connection between the reinforcement and the matrix may have occurred after the sintering process.
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Preparation and characterization of Ni-P coating on AZ91 cast magnesium alloy
Brescher, Roman ; Buchtík, Martin (referee) ; Wasserbauer, Jaromír (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with electroless deposition of nickel-phosphoric (Ni-P) coating on AZ91 magnesium alloy. At the beginning of the theoretical part, there is a summary of basic knowledge about magnesium alloys with focus on AZ91 alloy and the influence of alloying elements and impurities and its microstructure. The theoretical part continues with the discussion of the Ni-P coating, focusing on the composition of the bath, the influence and the effect of its individual components. Next, there is a comparison with galvanic nickeling. At the end of the theoretical part, the current research of the use of electroless deposition of Ni-P layer on AZ91 magnesium alloy is summarized. In the practical part, there is the preparation of the Ni-P coating on the AZ91 magnesium alloy, the observation the microstructure of the magnesium alloy and the Ni-P layer, and rate of deposition, the thickness, the microhardness and the composition of the coating was measured. The effect of its heat treatment was also observed. It has been found that it is possible to produce a high-quality Ni-P coating on an AZ91 magnesium alloy which has no visible defects or obvious undesirable interlayers, however the heat treatment of the coating causes its cracking. To determine the corrosion resistance, a potentiodynamic measurement was performed, resulting in the finding that the Ni-P coating without heat treatment was a suitable corrosion protection. However, after heat treatment, the corrosion resistance due to cracking of the surface deteriorated to a level of bare AZ91 alloy.
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