Effect of F Content on the Protection of Melted Magnesium Alloy
The protection of molten AZ91D alloy in the cover gases containing sulfur decomposed by FeS2 and fluorine produced by HFC-134a at 730℃ was investigated in this paper. The surface films were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS). It is revealed that the cover gases containing sulfur decomposed by FeS2 and fluorine produced by HFC-134a can protect the molten AZ91D alloy well. HFC-134a whose volume fraction is 0.04% -0.1% mixed with gas containing sulfur by adding FeS2 0.5g per 30 minutes and holding the melting temperature at 730℃ for 30 min can protect the molten AZ91D alloy. The bigger the volume fraction of HFC-134a, the better the effect. The protected film is formed of MgO, MgF2 and small amount MgS.