Magnesium research and applications: Past, present and future

J Zhang, J Miao, N Balasubramani, DH Cho… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recently deepened insights regarding Mg corrosion and advanced engineering applications of Mg alloys

GL Song, A Atrens - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2023 - Elsevier
This review summarizes recent insights into the Mg corrosion mechanism, clarifies many
critical controversial points regarding the Mg corrosion behaviour, and updates some efforts …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on grain refinement of magnesium rare-earth alloys during the whole casting processes: A review

G Wu, X Tong, C Wang, R Jiang, W Ding - Journal of Magnesium and …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-performance cast magnesium rare-earth (Mg-RE) alloys are one of the most important
materials among all developed Mg alloy families, and have shown great potential in military …

[HTML][HTML] Review of Mg alloy corrosion rates

A Atrens, Z Shi, SU Mehreen, S Johnston… - Journal of magnesium …, 2020 - Elsevier
A review of the literature confirmed that the intrinsic corrosion rate of high-purity Mg as
measured by weight-loss is 0.3 mm/y in a concentrated chloride solution. Atmospheric …

Fundamentals and advances in magnesium alloy corrosion

M Esmaily, JE Svensson, S Fajardo, N Birbilis… - Progress in Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
There remains growing interest in magnesium (Mg) and its alloys, as they are the lightest
structural metallic materials. Mg alloys have the potential to enable design of lighter …

[HTML][HTML] Magnesium alloys as extremely promising alternatives for temporary orthopedic implants–A review

CA Niranjan, T Raghavendra, MP Rao… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mg alloys are emerging as potential and very promising alternatives for replacing permanent
metallic implant materials such as steels and titanium in applications where the implants …

A review on casting magnesium alloys: modification of commercial alloys and development of new alloys

F Pan, M Yang, X Chen - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The research and development status of casting magnesium alloys including the
commercial casting alloys and the new types casting alloys are reviewed, with more …

Review of recent developments in the field of magnesium corrosion

A Atrens, GL Song, M Liu, Z Shi, F Cao… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper provides a review of recent developments in the field of Mg corrosion and puts
those into context. This includes considerations of corrosion manifestations, material …

Design of magnesium alloys with controllable degradation for biomedical implants: From bulk to surface

X Li, X Liu, S Wu, KWK Yeung, Y Zheng, PK Chu - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The combination of high strength, light weight, and natural biodegradability renders
magnesium (Mg)-based alloys promising in orthopedic implants and cardiovascular stents …

Corrosion and passivation of magnesium alloys

F Cao, GL Song, A Atrens - Corrosion Science, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …