Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is effective in producing bulk ultrafine-grained and
nanostructured materials with large densities of lattice defects. This field, also known as …

Ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials are currently of high interest due to their
superior mechanical and functional properties. Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is one of …

Conventional ultrafine-grains can generate high strength in Mg alloys, but significant tradeoff
of corrosion resistance due to inclusion of a large number of non-equilibrium grain …

Grain refinement can strengthen the mechanical properties of materials according to the
classical Hall-Petch relationship but does not always result in better corrosion resistance …

The use of magnesium in orthopedic and cardiovascular applications has been widely
attracted by diminishing the risk of abnormal interaction of the implant with the body tissue …

Magnesium alloys are considered the most suitable absorbable metals for bone fracture
fixation implants. The main challenge in absorbable magnesium alloys is their high …

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

As a biodegradable metal (BM), alloys of magnesium (Mg) offer great potential as an
alternative to the permanent metallic implants currently being used for fracture repairs and …

Advanced structural materials are expected to display significantly improved mechanical
properties and this may be achieved, at least in part, by refining the grain size to the …

Abstract Biodegradation studies of Mg-1Ca alloy with different microstructures in Ringer's
solution reveal corrosion mechanism based on the balance between the anodic dissolution …