Magnesium alloys in US military applications: past, current and future solutions

SN Mathaudhu, EA Nyberg - Essential readings in magnesium technology, 2016 - Springer
Since the 1940's Mg-alloys have been used for military applications, from aircraft
components to ground vehicles. The drive for usage was primarily availability and …

Assessment of duplex coating combining plasma electrolytic oxidation and polymer layer on AZ31 magnesium alloy

R Arrabal, JM Mota, A Criado, A Pardo… - Surface and Coatings …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mechanical and corrosion tests were performed on a polymer-coated AZ31 magnesium
alloy pre-treated by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). Results were compared with a …

Effect of strain ratio and strain rate on low cycle fatigue behavior of AZ31 wrought magnesium alloy

S Begum, DL Chen, S Xu, AA Luo - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2009 - Elsevier
Magnesium alloys are increasingly used in automotive and aerospace industries for weight
reduction and fuel economy improvement. Low cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior of these alloys …

Fatigue of rare‐earth containing magnesium alloys: a review

FA Mirza, DL Chen - … & Fracture of Engineering Materials & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweighting in ground vehicles is today considered as one of the most effective strategies
to improve fuel economy and reduce anthropogenic environment‐damaging and climate …

Friction stir welded AZ31 magnesium alloy: microstructure, texture, and tensile properties

SH Chowdhury, DL Chen, SD Bhole, X Cao… - … materials transactions A, 2013 - Springer
This study was aimed at characterizing the microstructure, texture and tensile properties of a
friction stir welded AZ31B-H24 Mg alloy with varying tool rotational rates and welding …

Texture evolution of AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets during warm rolling

WP Jia, XD Hu, HY Zhao, DY Ju, DL Chen - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to examine the microstructure and texture evolution of a twin
roll cast AZ31 magnesium alloy after multi-pass warm rolling in a temperature range from …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of fiber-laser-welded and diode-laser-welded AZ31 magnesium alloy

SM Chowdhury, DL Chen, SD Bhole… - … Materials Transactions A, 2011 - Springer
The microstructures, tensile properties, strain hardening, and fatigue strength of fiber-laser-
welded (FLW) and diode-laser-welded (DLW) AZ31B-H24 magnesium alloys were studied …

Simulations of dislocation mobility in magnesium from first principles

I Shin, EA Carter - International Journal of Plasticity, 2014 - Elsevier
The strength and ductility of metals are governed by the motion of dislocations, which is
quantified by the Peierls stress (σ p). We use orbital-free density functional theory (OFDFT) …

Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE™) of AZ91E Flake: A study of tooling features and processing effects

JT Darsell, NR Overman, VV Joshi, SA Whalen… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
Charges of melt-spun AZ91E flake were indirectly extruded into tubes using Shear Assisted
Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE™). The effect of instrument parameters and tool features …

First-principles simulations of plasticity in body-centered-cubic magnesium–lithium alloys

I Shin, EA Carter - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
First-principles quantum mechanics is an increasingly important tool for predicting material
properties when designing novel alloys with optimized mechanical properties. In this study …