Nowadays, magnesium (Mg) alloys are promising lightweight structural materials, especially
in transportation and aerospace fields, due to their inherent low density and high specific …

Poor room temperature (RT) ductility is an inherent disadvantage of magnesium (Mg) alloys,
which limits their wide application. Grain refinement is an accepted method to improve …

Poor formability at room temperature is a key problem that limits the application of Mg alloys.
Formability is closely dependent on both large work-hardening capacity and high tensile …

Grain boundary mediated plasticity (eg, grain rotation and grain boundary sliding) plays a
critical role in determining the deformation behavior of polycrystals, which is especially …

Constructing bimodal grain structure is a promising approach to achieve the high strength-
ductility synergy in Mg alloy. Formation of bimodal grain is closely related to the dynamic …

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 …

Regulating the solute atoms to form dense nano-sized precipitates is an essential strategy to
enhance the strength of Mg alloys, wherein the maximum strength improvement is usually …

Abstract Two alloys with (T4-4h) and without (T4-8h) long-period stacking ordered (LPSO)
phase were obtained by solution treatment of as-cast Mg-1Al-12Y alloy at 540° C for 4 h and …

Zinc (Zn) alloys are a promising biodegradable material for vascular stent applications. This
study aimed to fabricate biodegradable Zn-2.0 Cu-0.5 Mn alloy micro-tubes and vascular …

Designing heterogeneous microstructure is a promising way to overcome the
tensile/compressive yield asymmetry in light weight Magnesium metal matrix composites …