Magnesium is one of the largely available elements in the earth's crust. It has a low structural
density with high specific strength. This unique material property has forced an increase in …

As the lightest structural metal and one of the most abundant metallic elements on earth,
magnesium (Mg) has been used as an “industrial metal” for lightweighting in the …

Abstract Mg-Li-Al alloys with a body-centred cubic (BCC) structure can exhibit exceptional
specific strengths in combination with excellent ductility and corrosion resistance. In general …

The unique combination of very large strains, high temperatures and high strain rates
inherent to friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir processing (FSP) and their dependency …

The growing demand for lightweight materials in the automotive and aerospace industries
has driven research on joining dissimilar lightweight alloys, particularly Al and Mg alloys …

During the past decades, with the increasing demands in lightweight structural materials, Mg
alloys with low density and high performance have been extensively investigated and partly …

Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …

Magnesium is a promising material. It has a remarkable mix of mechanical and biomedical
properties that has made it suitable for a vast range of applications. Moreover, with alloying …

Magnesium and its alloys are significant superior metallic materials for structural
components in automobile and aerospace industries due to their excellent …

To further expand the application of magnesium (Mg) alloys, development of the high
strength Mg-rare earth (RE) alloys is strongly desired. The strength of the Mg alloys can be …