The overarching objective of this USAMP project was to develop and demonstrate door
panels made from magnesium (Mg) sheet with a cost penalty over conventional steel …

The effect of Ca and Zn additions on the microstructure and texture evolution during
thermomechanical processing of Mg-Zn-Ca sheet alloys was systematically investigated and …

Most of the applications of magnesium in light-weighting commercial cars and trucks are die
castings rather than sheet metal, and automotive applications of magnesium sheet have …

Mg-Zn-Ca alloys have the potential for producing Mg alloy sheets with weaker basal textures
and therefore improved formability. Thermomechanical processing (TMP) also plays a …

Sheet metal forming operations in the automotive industry, including stamping, flanging,
bending, hemming and trimming, are dominantly done at room temperature (RT) …

The deformation behavior of a weakly textured Mg–1.52 Zn–0.09 Ca (mass%) alloy sheet
during room-temperature uniaxial tensile and bending tests was thoroughly investigated …

Abstract Mg–1.2 Al–0.3 Ca–0.4 Mn–0.3 Zn (AXMZ1000)(wt%) alloy was rolled in three
different conditions in order to understand the effects of the rolling conditions on the …

Ca was added to Mg-1Zn and Mg-6Zn alloys to modify their texture, and the origin of texture
modification by Ca addition has been investigated. It shows that Mg-1Zn-1Ca (ZX11) and Mg …

The formability of magnesium alloys can be significantly improved by Ca as an alloying
addition. Compared to conventional alloy sheets such as AZ31, texture modification can be …

Wrought magnesium alloy sheets suffered extrusion or rolling usually exhibit strong basal
texture, which greatly degrades their mechanical performance, and thus, restrict their …