The invention provides high-strength
magnesium-
lithium alloy and a preparation method thereof. Commercial pure Mg, commercial pure Li, commercial pure Zn, Mg-RY middle
alloy are taken as materials; the high-strength
magnesium-
lithium alloy is prepared from the materials by
mass percent: 4.5-5.5% of Li, 2.0-3.8% of RY, 0.2-1.0% of Zn, less than 0.03% of gross of inevitable Fe, Cu, Ni and Si impurities, and the balance of Mg in a mixing manner according to the ratio. The preparation method comprises the steps of: based on commercial pure Mg, commercial pure Li, commercial pure Zn, Mg-RY middle alloy as materials, mixing the following components in percentage by
mass: 4.5-5.5% of Li, 2.0-3.8% of RY, 0.2-1.0% of Zn, less than 0.03% of gross of inevitable Fe, Cu, Ni and Si impurities, and the balance of Mg;
smelting in a vacuum induction
smelting furnace, wherein the inside of the furnace is vacuumized before
smelting, and then aerating
argon is aerated to protect, the
smelting process is carried out under protection of
argon atmosphere, and the smelting temperature is 660-750 DEG C;
casting the smelted melt into a
metal die to obtain as-cast alloy; carrying out hot
extrusion for at least twice to obtain the high-strength
magnesium-
lithium alloy. The obtained alloy disclosed by the invention has high strength and good
plasticity; the tensile strength at
room temperature is 220-260 MPa; the yield strength is 180-220MPa; the elongation percentage is 15-25%.