TY - Journal Article AU - Sanchez, Jon Mikel AU - Pascual, Alejandro AU - Vicario, Iban AU - Albizuri, Joseba AU - Guraya, Teresa AU - Galarraga, Haize TI - Microstructure and Phase Formation of Novel Al80Mg5Sn5Zn5X5 Light-Weight Complex Concentrated Aluminum Alloys PY - 2021 PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) AB - In this work, three novel complex concentrated aluminum alloys were developed. To investigate the unexplored region of the multicomponent phase diagrams, thermo-physical parameters and the CALPHAD method were used to understand the phase formation of the Al80Mg5Sn5Zn5Ni5 , Al80Mg5Sn5Zn5Mn5 , and Al80Mg5Sn5Zn5Ti5 alloys. The ingots of the alloys were manufactured by a gravity permanent mold casting process, avoiding the use of expensive, dangerous, or scarce alloying elements. The microstructural evolution as a function of the variable element (Ni, Mn, or Ti) was studied by means of different microstructural characterization techniques. The hardness and compressive strength of the as-cast alloys at room temperature were studied and correlated with the previously characterized microstructures. All the alloys showed multiphase microstructures with major α-Al dendritic matrix reinforced with secondary phases. In terms of mechanical properties, the developed alloys exhibited a high compression yield strength up to 420 MPa, high compression fracture strength up to 563 MPa, and elongation greater than 12%. UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11556/1241 DX - 10.3390/met11121944 ER -