Microstructural Constituents, Local Hardness Contrast, and Tensile Variability of As-Cast AM50 Magnesium Alloy
Commercially produced as-cast AM50 magnesium alloy was investigated to assess the relationship between cast microstructural heterogeneity, local hardness contrast, tensile variability, and fracture behavior. Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS...