Grain boundary segregation of rare-earth elements in magnesium alloys

JD Robson, SJ Haigh, B Davis, D Griffiths - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2016 - Springer
Small additions of rare-earth (RE) elements have been shown to have a powerful effect in
modifying the texture of wrought magnesium alloys, giving a highly beneficial effect in …

Segregation and clustering of solutes at grain boundaries in Mg–rare earth solid solutions

M Bugnet, A Kula, M Niewczas, GA Botton - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study validates the previously reported investigations about segregation of rare-
earth (RE) elements at grain boundaries in Mg–RE alloys and ultimately provides a direct …

Effect of rare-earth additions on the texture of wrought magnesium alloys: the role of grain boundary segregation

JD Robson - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2014 - Springer
Magnesium alloys that contain certain rare-earth (RE) additions are known to have improved
formability and this can be partly attributed to the different texture they display after …

Solute segregation and texture modification in an extruded magnesium alloy containing gadolinium

N Stanford, G Sha, JH Xia, SP Ringer, MR Barnett - Scripta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
The alloy Mg–1.5 Gd has been extruded at different temperatures to produce two
significantly different textures. At lower extrusion temperatures there was significant solute …

Unraveling recrystallization mechanisms governing texture development from rare-earth element additions to magnesium

A Imandoust, CD Barrett, T Al-Samman… - … Materials Transactions A, 2018 - Springer
The origin of texture components often associated with rare-earth element (REE) additions
in wrought magnesium alloys is a long-standing problem in magnesium technology. While …

A review on the effect of rare-earth elements on texture evolution during processing of magnesium alloys

A Imandoust, CD Barrett, T Al-Samman, KA Inal… - Journal of materials …, 2017 - Springer
Magnesium, the lightest structural metal, is approximately four times lighter than steel—the
most widely used metal in industrial applications. Currently available Mg alloys, however …

Triggering rare earth texture modification in magnesium alloys by addition of zinc and zirconium

I Basu, T Al-Samman - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Two Mg alloys, Mg–1Zn–1Ce–0.6 Zr and Mg–1Zn–1Gd–0.6 Zr (wt.%), were
subjected to large strain hot rolling treatment, followed by annealing at different …

Explaining texture weakening and improved formability in magnesium rare earth alloys

D Griffiths - Materials Science and Technology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Wrought magnesium alloys are rarely used due to their poor formability which is caused by
strong textures created during processing. Addition of rare earth (RE) elements including Y …

Grain boundary co-segregation in magnesium alloys with multiple substitutional elements

R Pei, Y Zou, D Wei, T Al-Samman - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Alloying additions in magnesium can modify common basal textures during recrystallization
based on their solid solubility and precipitation behavior. With a variety of tenable theories in …

Grain coarsening of magnesium alloys by beryllium

P Cao, M Qian, DH StJohn - Scripta materialia, 2004 - Elsevier
A trace of beryllium can lead to dramatic grain coarsening in Mg–Al alloys at normal cooling
rates. It is, however, unclear whether this effect applies to aluminium-free magnesium alloys …