Manufacturing Technology 2020, 20(4):484-491 | DOI: 10.21062/mft.2020.085

Microstructural characterization and optimization of the ZnMg0.8(CaO)0.26 alloy processed by ball milling and subsequent extrusion

Jan Pinc1,2, Andrea Školáková1,2, Petr Veřtát2, Jaroslav Čapek2, Zuzana Žofková1, Lenka Rieszová1, Stanislav Habr2, Dalibor Vojtěch1
1 Institute of Metals and Corrosion Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technická 6, Prague 6, 166 28, Czech Republic
2 FZU – The Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, Prague 8, 182 21, Czech Republic

Zinc is one of the most promising elements for the preparation of biodegradable metallic implants. Despite low mechanical performance for load-bearing applications, the degradation characteristics of pure zinc belong to the best from all significant biodegradable metals (Zn, Mg, Fe). The enhancement of the mechanical properties is often reached using various methods of material processing, leading to grain refinement and subsequent enhancement of the mechanical properties. In this study, the microstructure, phase composition and the possible mechanisms of intermetallic phase formation in the ZnMgCaO alloy prepared by high energy ball milling and consolidated by extrusion were studied. Formation of the Mg2Zn11, MgZn2 and CaZn13 phases during the material processing was confirmed. The creation of the phases was, with high probability, significantly affected by the magnitudes of individual components of internal energy. The increment of the internal energy led to the formation of stable Mg2Zn11 phase as well as to CaZn13 formation. Based on our results and the characterization of the microstructure, the most suitable conditions for the preparation of a ZnMgCaO alloy were found.

Keywords: Zinc, Biodegradable materials, Powder metallurgy, High energy milling, Mechanical alloying
Grants and funding:

Czech Science Foundation (project no. 18-06110S).
Specific university research – grant No. A2_FCHT_2020_009.
Operational Programme Research, Development and Education financed by European Structural and Investment Funds and the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Project No. SOLID21 – CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16 019/0000760)

Received: June 27, 2020; Revised: September 30, 2020; Accepted: October 12, 2020; Prepublished online: November 23, 2020; Published: December 8, 2020  Show citation

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Pinc J, Školáková A, Veřtát P, Čapek J, Žofková Z, Rieszová L, et al.. Microstructural characterization and optimization of the ZnMg0.8(CaO)0.26 alloy processed by ball milling and subsequent extrusion. Manufacturing Technology. 2020;20(4):484-491. doi: 10.21062/mft.2020.085.
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