Effects of thermal heat treatment parameters on the properties of WE43 magnesium alloy

The WE43 is a Mg-Y-Nd alloy that presents good mechanical properties and an high creep resistance. For these reasons currently is widely used in the aerospace and automotive industries. The setting of the right thermal heat treatment parameters plays a crucial role in determine the microstructure and consequently the mechanical properties of the alloy. With this in mind, the main goal of this work has been that to identify the optimal parameters to achieve an high impact resistance and at the same time, the most suitable choice, to reach also an important cost-saving solution, which is extremely important especially from the industrial point of view.