A few years after the pioneering work of Hume-Rothery, i followed by Westgren, 2
Goldschmidt s and Ekman'on the relationship between electron concentration and crystal …

Intermetallic phases have long been among the black sheep in the family of chemical
compounds. Their chemical bonding has eluded description by the valence rules, which …

Magnesium is receiving great attention for transport applications, particularly its cast alloys.
This investigation focuses on the as-cast microstructure and mechanical properties of …

Alloying rare earth (RE) elements is an effective method to improve corrosion resistance of
Mg-Al alloy but excessive RE concentration may aggravate galvanic corrosion. In this study …

The complex metallic phase γ-Mg 17 Al 12 is found in most Mg-Al alloys, however, its
mechanical properties are largely unknown. Here, its deformation at 25–278° C is studied …

The continuous precipitation of the β bcc phase in Mg-Al gives rise to elongated platelets
which exhibit a Burgers orientation relationship and whose habit plane is parallel to the …

Magnesium alloys have attracted increasing interest due to their potential use as light-
weight structural materials but their application is limited by their low strength compared to …

The crystal structure of the equilibrium intermetallic Φ phase formed in a Mg–Zn–Al casting
alloy has been characterised using transmission electron microscopy. Electron diffraction …

Abstract In hypoeutectic Mg-Al-based alloys, Mg 17 Al 12 forms in the last stages of
solidification by a eutectic reaction that is usually fully or partially divorced. Here we …

The influence of iron on the formation of Al–Mn–Fe intermetallic compounds (IMCs) has
been investigated in the solidification of Mg–9Al-0.7 Zn-0.2 Mn (wt.%, AZ91) with iron …