Fundamentals and advances in magnesium alloy corrosion

M Esmaily, JE Svensson, S Fajardo, N Birbilis… - Progress in Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
There remains growing interest in magnesium (Mg) and its alloys, as they are the lightest
structural metallic materials. Mg alloys have the potential to enable design of lighter …

Essential magnesium alloys binary phase diagrams and their thermochemical data

M Mezbahul-Islam, AO Mostafa… - Journal of Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Magnesium‐based alloys are becoming a major industrial material for structural applications
because of their potential weight saving characteristics. All the commercial Mg alloys like AZ …

Influence of Ca and Zn on the microstructure and corrosion of biodegradable Mg–Ca–Zn alloys

D Zander, NA Zumdick - Corrosion Science, 2015 - Elsevier
This investigation aims at providing deeper understanding of the interactive influence of the
alloying elements calcium and zinc on biodegradable magnesium. Through the low …

[HTML][HTML] Precipitation in lean Mg–Zn–Ca alloys

RE Schäublin, M Becker, M Cihova, SSA Gerstl… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract While lean Mg–Zn–Ca alloys are promising materials for temporary implants,
questions remain on the impact of Zn and Ca on the microstructure. In this context, the …

[HTML][HTML] A lean magnesium–zinc–calcium alloy ZX00 used for bone fracture stabilization in a large growing-animal model

P Holweg, L Berger, M Cihova, N Donohue, B Clement… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, demand has increased for developing new, alternative materials in
pediatric trauma care to overcome the disadvantages associated with conventional implant …

Revisited precipitation process in dilute Mg-Ca-Zn alloys

ZH Li, D Cheng, K Wang, ER Hoglund, JM Howe… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
To obtain thorough understandings of precipitation process in heat-treatable Mg-Ca-Zn
alloy, we revisited the precipitation process of a Mg-0.3 Ca-0.6 Zn (at.%) dilute alloy during …

Influence of trace impurities on the in vitro and in vivo degradation of biodegradable Mg–5Zn–0.3 Ca alloys

J Hofstetter, E Martinelli, S Pogatscher, P Schmutz… - Acta biomaterialia, 2015 - Elsevier
The hydrogen evolution method and animal experiments were deployed to investigate the
effect of trace impurity elements on the degradation behavior of high-strength Mg alloys of …

[HTML][HTML] Determining critical Zn/Ca atomic ratio and its role in mechanical and corrosion properties of biodegradable Mg-Ca-Zn-Mn alloys

T Avey, D Cho, J Zhang, J Miao, D Dean, AA Luo - Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Mg-Ca-Zn-Mn alloys are promising for applications in biodegradable bone fixation
devices. The Zn/Ca atomic ratio in the compositions of these alloys is important to their …

Effects of Zn content on the microstructure and the mechanical and corrosion properties of as-cast low-alloyed Mg–Zn–Ca alloys

H Li, S Qin, Y Ma, J Wang, Y Liu, J Zhang - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
The effects of Zn content on the microstructure and the mechanical and corrosion properties
of as-cast low-alloyed Mg–xZn–0.2 Ca alloys (x= 0.6 wt%, 2.0 wt%, 2.5 wt%, hereafter …

Effect of secondary phase particles on the tensile behavior of Mg-Zn-Ca alloy

SM Baek, HK Park, JI Yoon, J Jung, JH Moon… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effect of secondary phase particles and deformation localization on
tensile behaviors of Mg-Zn-Ca alloy were investigated using micro-digital image correlation …