Magnesium is the lightest constructional metal, which makes it an important material for
different applications like automotive, transportation, aviation and aerospace. There are …

Refinement of as-cast structures is one of the most effective approaches to improve
mechanical properties, formability, and surface quality of steel castings and ingots. In the …

Cooling rate is a critical factor controlling the grain size of cast metals. Generally, it is
accepted that higher cooling rate leads to smaller grains due to the high undercooling …

Interfacial segregation of selected elements can be exploited to manipulate the potency of
solid substrates for heterogeneous nucleation, thus controlling the solidification process. As …

Coarse grain and poor thermal stability of Mg 17 Al 12 are usually present in the as-cast Mg–
Al alloys, which are detrimental to the mechanical properties. In this work, the microstructure …

The effects of different cooling rates (0.3–66.2 K/s) on the solidification behavior,
microstructural evolution, and mechanical properties of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys during a short …

Columnar grains are normally favoured with the high cooling rate and steep thermal
gradient in laser-based additive manufacturing. Here, we demonstrate that fine, fully …

Enhancing strength and ductility simultaneously is a critical issue for Mg alloys, which can
be achieved by grain refinement. How to improve the effectiveness of grain refiner is another …

Mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution of a newly developed high strength die
casting Al–13Si-0.25 Cu alloy (in wt%) were investigated under as-cast, peak-aged and …

Magnesium alloy is one of the most widely used lightweight structural materials, and the
development of high strength-toughness magnesium alloy is an important research field at …