Magnesium alloys have been widely used for many structural components of automobiles
and aircraft because of high specific strength and good castability in spite of hexgonal …

Three kinds of AZ31 plates with different initial grain orientations were friction stir processed
(FSP). Detailed microstructure and texture evolutions of the FSP plates were obtained …

Implementation of lightweight low-ductility materials such as aluminum alloys, magnesium
alloys and composite materials has become urgently needed for automotive manufacturers …

The friction stir welding process (FSW) was developed in the United Kingdomin the early
1990s. During FSW, the frictional heat that is generated is effectively utilized to facilitate …

A self-developed taper barrel rheomoulding (TBR) machine was introduced, and the rheo-
diecasting process was implemented by combining TBR machine with the high pressure die …

Poor corrosion resistance is limiting applications of Mg alloys. However, the corrosion
performance of an Mg alloy can be enhanced through modification of its microstructure. It …

The microstructural evolution in as-cast AZ91 ahead of the tool has been studied during
friction stir processing (FSP) using the breaking pin method. In this method, the pin is …

Continuous forging extrusion (CFE) is a newly developed extrusion process to refine grains
of wrought magnesium alloys. However, at lower extrusion temperatures, CFE also easily …

A new joining process for magnesium alloys, rotation friction drilling riveting (RFDR), is
proposed in this paper. In RFDR operation, a semitubular rivet with a grip rod and a rivet cap …