Magnesium and its alloys are the most investigated materials for solid-state hydrogen
storage in the form of metal hydrides, but there are still unresolved problems with the kinetics …

In recent years, much progress has been made in the studies of nanostructured Al alloys for
advanced structural and functional use associated both with the development of novel …

In recent years, bulk nanostructured materials (NSM) processed by methods of severe
plastic deformation (SPD) have attracted the growing interest of specialists in materials …

During the last decade, equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) has emerged as a widely-
known procedure for the fabrication of ultrafine-grained metals and alloys. This review …

Processes of severe plastic deformation (SPD) are defined as metal forming processes in
which a very large plastic strain is imposed on a bulk process in order to make an ultra-fine …

The application of automated Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) in the scanning
electron microscope, to the quantitative analysis of grain and subgrain structures is …

Equal-channel angular (ECA) pressing is a processing method for introducing an ultra-fine
grain size into a material. In practice, it is a procedure that may be used to achieve high total …

A special deformation technique, equal channel angular extrusion,(ECAE) to control
materials structure, texture and physico-mechanical properties is described in detail. The …

Magnesium (Mg) alloys despite being the ideal candidate for structural applications, owing
to their high specific strength and low density, are not widely used due to lack of active slip …

Magnesium alloys are the lightest metallic structural materials and are, hence, very attractive
in such applications as automotive, railway and aerospace industries [1]. To be used for …