Grain refinement of cast magnesium alloys, particularly in magnesium–aluminium (Mg–Al)
based alloys, has been an active research topic in the past two decades, because it has …

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

The mechanism underlying the grain refinement of cast aluminium by zirconium has been
studied through examination of a range of Al alloys with increasing Zr contents. Pro …

This paper builds on the “Grain Refinement of Mg Alloys” published in 2005 and reviews the
grain refinement research on Mg alloys that has been undertaken since then with an …

The grain refining effect of four peritectic-forming solutes (Ti, V, Zr and Nb) as well as three
eutectic-forming solutes (Cu, Mg and Si) on pure Al was investigated. Significant grain …

The paper reviews the current knowledge and understanding of the crystallographic features
of phase transformations in solid materials–metals, ceramics and alloys. It covers both of the …

The mechanism underlying the considerable refinement of primary Al 3 Ti intermetallic
particles induced by ultrasonic treatment (UST) in an Al-0.4 wt% Ti alloy in the fully liquid …

The inoculation method of grain refinement is widely used in research and industry.
Because of its commercial and engineering importance, extensive research on the …

First-principles calculations were performed to study the interfacial stability of Mg/AlN
interface and the heterogeneous nucleation ability of AlN particles in Mg melts. The 7-layer …

Silver (Ag) inoculation was found to significantly reduce the average grain size of cast zinc
(Zn) by up to 90%. The mechanism of such grain refinement in cast Zn was investigated …