The influence of strontium (Sr) additions in the form of Mg-Sr master alloys from 0 to 0.6 wt% on the mechanical properties, corrosive nature, and microstructure of Al-9.2Mg-0.7Mn alloys is investigated. The material is studied in a fully annealed (O-temper) and a sensitizing treatment at 150°C for 7 days. Here we demonstrate that there will be a new phase which might be (Al, Mg) 17 Sr 2 formed in the as-cast microstructure. When the Sr content is 0.2 wt%, under the premise that the mechanical properties of completely annealed alloy change little (relative to the matrix: the ultimate tensile strength increases by 8 MPa and the elongation only decrease by 1.6%), the intergranular corrosion resistance is significantly improved. The specific performance is that the mass loss from intergranular corrosion decreases by more than 53% from the addition of 0.2 wt% Sr after sensitizing.
K E Y W O R D SAl-Mg alloys, intergranular corrosion, mechanical properties, Sr additions