Table 1 The length (L) and width (W) of β′ and β1 precipitates in nonHIP-GZ1208K-T6 alloy and HIP-GZ1208K-T6 alloy at different ageing times.

From: The influence of hot isostatic pressing on precipitates, mechanical properties of Mg-12Gd-0.8Zn-0.4Zr (wt.%) alloy manufactured by sand casting

 

nonHIP-GZ1208K-T6

HIP-GZ1208K-T6

β′

8 h

Length (nm)

14.04

11.89

Width (nm)

8.83

7.65

32 h

Length (nm)

15.37

11.76

Width (nm)

10.11

9.13

β1

8 h

Length (nm)

11.27

10.11

Width (nm)

5.34

4.61

32 h

Length (nm)

15.86

15.07

Width (nm)

5.77

5.28

  1. L stood for the length along \(\left[ {01\overline{1}0} \right]_{\alpha }\); W stood for the length along \(\left[ {11\overline{2}0} \right]_{\alpha }\).