Influence of Cooling Rate on Microsegregation Behavior of Magnesium Alloys

Table 1

Summary of the literature data.

Alloy	Casting condition	Min. Al wt.%	Max. Al wt.%	Scheil model		Reference
				Min. Al wt.%	Max. Al wt.%
Mg-4Al-4Ca	DS*	1	>3	1	3
AZ31	DS	1	4-5	1	>6	[7]
AM50	DS	<2	8-9	<2	>10	[8, 9]
Mg-4Al	DS	<2	8-9	<2	>10
AM60	HPDC**	2.5	10	—	—	[10]
AM50A	Die casting	1.5	3.0	—	—	[19]
AM60A	Die casting	2	4.0	—	—	[21]
AZ91D	PMC***	2.6	11.7	—	—
AZ91D	PMC	3.3	—	—	—	[22]
AZ91D	Die casting	3	—	—	—	[23]
AZ91D	Strip casting	1	2.5	—	—
AZ80	Die-cast billet	2.5–3.5	6.6–7.9	—	—	[24]

∗DS: directional solidification; **HPCD: high-pressure die casting; ***PMC: permanent mold casting.