Under H2 atmosphere, the green strips were prepared from Al-5.8Zn-1.63Mg-2.22Cu-0.12Zr(mass fraction, %) powders by the semi-solid rolling process with a relative density from 76.1% to 88.0%. The role of temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties was investigated. With increasing rolling temperature from 580 to 610 °C, the disappearance of primary powder boundary and isolated pores, inter-diffusion of species and the change of grain boundary were accelerated. Moreover, the mechanism of microstructure evolution changes from the densification dominant regime to the coarsening dominant regime; the amount of η(MgZn2) phase decreased and more Al2 Cu particles precipitated at grain boundaries. The optimum temperature for semi-solid rolling of Al-5.8Zn-1.63Mg-2.22Cu-0.12 Zr powders was determined. The liquid fraction in the range of 53% to 67% corresponds with a high density level of green strips. The present experimental analysis suggests that semi-solid powder rolling can be optimized to manufacture strips with high mechanical properties.
Samarium–cobalt rare-earth（Sm–Co-RE） permanent magnetic materials with large magnetic energy product, high coercive force, high Curie temperature, good thermal stability, and corrosion resistance, have wide potential applications in aerospace, microwave communications, instrumentation, electrical engineering, magnetic machinery, etc. In this paper, the development of Sm–CoRE permanent magnetic materials in the following aspects in recent years was summarized： Sm–Co-RE permanent magnets with high application temperatures, positive temperature coefficients of coercive force, zero temperature coefficients of residual magnetization, high resistance rate,high mechanical property, and nanocrystallization.
