Biodegradable metals

YF Zheng, XN Gu, F Witte - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2014 - Elsevier
After decades of developing strategies to minimize the corrosion of metallic biomaterials,
there is now an increasing interest to use corrodible metals in a number of medical device …

Microstructure and corrosion behavior of Mg-Sc binary alloys in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution

C Zhang, L Wu, H Liu, G Huang, B Jiang, A Atrens… - Corrosion …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper studied the microstructure and corrosion behavior of Mg-xSc binary alloy (x= 0.1–
1.5 wt.%) sheets. Sc has a significant effect of refining grains of Mg. The Mg-Sc binary alloys …

Impression test—a review

F Yang, JCM Li - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2013 - Elsevier
Indentation test using a cylindrical indenter with a flat end is now known as impression test.
The advantage is its capability to reach a steady state for creep test at constant load and it is …

Processing and microstructure–property relations of high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) Mg–Zn–Ca alloys

J Hofstetter, S Rüedi, I Baumgartner, H Kilian… - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Deformation dilatometry and semi-industrial extrusion were used to investigate the effect of
different thermomechanical processing routes on the microstructure and mechanical …

Effect of microalloying with Ca on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-6 mass% Zn alloys

YZ Du, XG Qiao, MY Zheng, DB Wang, K Wu… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mg-6 mass% Zn alloys microalloyed with different amounts of Ca were cast and
extruded. The second phase in the as-cast Mg-6Zn alloy is Mg 4 Zn 7, which is replaced by …

Discharge properties of low-alloyed Mg–Bi–Ca alloys as anode materials for Mg–air batteries: Influence of Ca alloying

S Cheng, W Cheng, X Gu, H Yu, ZF Wang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the discharge behaviors of extruded low-alloyed Mg–Bi–Ca alloys in an
aqueous electrolyte (3.5 wt% NaCl solution) were investigated using electrochemical …

Improvement of mechanical properties and reduction of yield asymmetry of extruded Mg-Sn-Zn alloy through Ca addition

Y Chai, B Jiang, J Song, Q Wang, H Gao, B Liu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of Ca content (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 wt%) on the microstructure, texture and
mechanical properties of Mg-1.0 Sn-0.5 Zn-based alloys were investigated. The results …

Microstructure, texture, and mechanical properties of the extruded and multi-directionally forged Mg–xGd alloys

N Azizi, R Mahmudi - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2021 - Elsevier
The microstructural and textural evolutions as well as room-temperature mechanical
properties of three binary Mg–Gd alloys with 1, 2, and 3 wt% of Gd were studied in the as …

Enhancement of strength and elastic modulus of Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy by Sn addition

Z Ding, X Zhi, B Liu, H Hou, S Zhang, W Guo… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of Sn addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-12Gd-3Y-
0.5 Zn-0.6 Zr (wt%) alloys was investigated. The results show that the microstructure of the …

Effects of Zn and Ca addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg-1.0 Sn alloy sheet

Y Chai, B Jiang, J Song, B Liu, G Huang… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The microstructure and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg-1.0 Sn, Mg-1.0 Sn-0.5 Zn,
Mg-1.0 Sn-0.7 Ca and Mg-1.0 Sn-0.5 Zn-0.5 Ca (all in wt%) alloy sheets were investigated …