Micro-alloying of Ca in Mg–1Zn-0.3 Nd (wt.%) alloy is found to significantly improve tensile
strength and process high ductility simultaneously. It closely correlates with grain refinement …

A strategy is proposed to enhance the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–Zn
alloys by combining microalloying additions of the rare earth element Ce and the non-rare …

Abstract Ca single or Ca–Ce double microalloying Mg–Zn alloy was cast and extruded in the
present study. The combined addition of Ca and Ce improved the mechanical properties of …

Micro-alloying magnesium (Mg) alloys by rare earth elements is an efficient method for
enhancing their mechanical properties. This work adds minor Yb (0.1, 0.3, 0.5 wt%) into Mg …

A high-performance Mg-10Gd-4Dy-1.5 Ag-1Zn-0.5 Zr (wt.%, EQ142X) alloy was designed by
multi-element composite addition in this work, obtaining a high yield strength (~ 396 MPa) …

In this work, the microalloying approach was adopted to improve the mechanical properties
of Mg-6Zn-0.5 Zr alloy by co-addition of trace Cu and Ce elements. The results showed that …

Precipitation strengthening is one of the significant strengthening mechanisms for metallic
alloys owing to its excellent strengthening effect. Here, we effectively introduce homogenous …

The micro addition of Ca is demonstrated to noticeably increase the strength and ductility of
Mg–Zn–Ce alloy, which is closely correlated with the enhanced alloying segregation at grain …

Simultaneously improving the yield strength (YS) and formability at room temperature of
magnesium (Mg) alloys is one of the key issues to broaden the application further. In this …

In this work, the effect of Gd on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Mg–
4Zn–0.6 Ca–xGd (x= 0, 0.3, 0.6 and 1, wt%) alloys were investigated systematically. The …