摘要
In this paper, a high damping Mg-1%Mn based alloy with good corrosion resistance and adequate strength was prepared by studying the properties of Mg-Mn alloys. The effects of Cu addition on microstructure, mechanical properties and damping capacity of Mg-1%Mn alloy were investigated. The results show that Cu addition remarkably reduces the grain size of Mg-1%Mn alloy and a new binary phase, Mg2Cu, can be identified, which segregates at grain boundaries in the form of divorced eutectic and worsens the tensile properties. Using a low strain amplitude, the damping capacities of Mg-Cu-Mn alloys show minor variation with increasing Cu content, while with a high strain amplitude, the internal friction decreases with the smaller grain size and increasing amount of precipitates. In addition, the temperature dependent damping behavior of the Mg-Cu-Mn alloys was also discussed.