Magnesium and its alloys have tremendous potential as biodegradable implant materials
but finding the right compromise between corrosion resistance and mechanical properties is …

Magnesium (Mg) has a good biocompatibility and thus a potential candidate for medical
implants. However, the major drawback of Mg alloys consists of their fast corrosion rate …

The objective of the present work is to investigate the role of different grain sizes produced
by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) on the degradation behavior of magnesium alloy …

Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) was used to process Mg-4Zn-1Mn alloy at 300° C
using route B c up to 4 pass with a cumulative strain of 3.2. Optical microscope (OM) …

ZK30 magnesium alloy shows great potential for usage in biomedical implants; however, the
only setback to the alloys' usage is their corrosion properties. For that end, extruded ZK30 …

Magnesium-Zinc-Zirconium (Mg-Zn-Zr) alloys have caught considerable attention in medical
applications where biodegradability is critical. The combination of their good …

Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) is used to investigate the influence of
microstructural evolution on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of an extruded …

The mechanical integrity of rolled ZM21 Mg was improved by equal channel angular
pressing (ECAP) to function as a potential biodegradable bone screw implant. Electron …

Magnesium (Mg) alloys are promising candidate materials for use in absorbable implants.
For this purpose, they must possess a combination of properties needed for specific medical …

Abstract A Mg-Gd-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy was processed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP)
at 375° C. The grain size of Mg-Gd-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy was refined to~ 2.5 μm with the spherical …