Magnesium (Mg) and Mg alloys are considered as potential candidates for biomedical
applications because of their high specific strength, low density, and elastic modulus …

Increasing demand of lightweight structures with exceptional properties elicits materials
processing and manufacturing technologies to tailor blanks in order to achieve or enhance …

Surface composites are suitable materials for engineering applications encountering surface
interactions. Friction stir processing (FSP) is emerging as a promising technique for making …

This paper reviews and discusses the possibility of the production of a passive magnesium
(Mg) alloy through metallurgical approaches, such as purification, alloying, heat-treatment …

The corrosion of metal materials is detrimental to petroleum pipelines, marine ships, heat
exchangers, etc. To date, existing technologies have focused on improving corrosion …

Friction stir processing (FSP) is applied to modify the surface microstructure of cast AZ91
magnesium alloy. The electrochemical and hydrogen evolution measurements reveal that …

Binary Mg–xCa alloys and the quaternary Mg–Ca–Mn–xZn were studied to investigate their
bio-corrosion and mechanical properties. The surface morphology of specimens was …

Magnesium alloys have many unique properties, mostly benefitting from the low density of
magnesium. However, they are not competitive, when compared with other lightweight …

Stationary shoulder friction stir processing (SSFSP) in thick AZ31B magnesium alloy was
performed to refine the microstructure followed by evaluating corrosion behavior. The use of …

Effects of secondary phases on corrosion behaviour of the Mg–0.5 Ca–xZn alloys were
investigated by polarization, immersion and hydrogen evolution tests. The Mg2Ca phase …