Magnesium Technology 2013

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Brief History of the Development of Grain Refinement Technology for Cast Magnesium Alloys....Pages 3-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Compressive Creep Properties of Wrought High Temperature Magnesium Alloys in Axial and Transverse Orientation — A Neutron Diffraction Study....Pages 11-16
Creep Behaviour of Mg Binary Solid Solutions....Pages 17-20
Influence of Yttrium on Creep Behavior in Nano-Crystalline Magnesium Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation....Pages 21-26
Aging Behavior and Microstructural Evolution in Mg-3Nd-0.2Zn-0.5Zr Alloy....Pages 27-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
FE Modelling of Tensile and Impact Behaviours of Squeeze Cast Magnesium Alloy AM60....Pages 35-39
High Temperature Deformation of Magnesium Alloy TX32-0.4Al-0.8Si....Pages 41-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Doing Projects in a Foreign Language — Communications Management, Issues and Strategies....Pages 49-53
Impact of Site Elevation on Mg Smelter Design....Pages 55-58
Purification of Highly Contaminated Magnesium Melt....Pages 59-63
Selective Laser Melting of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys....Pages 65-68
Evolution of the Magnetherm Magnesium Reduction Process....Pages 69-74
Research on new type materials preparation for magnesium production by Silicothermic process....Pages 75-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Effect of grain size and basal texture on tensile properties and fracture characteristics of extruded AZ31 alloy....Pages 83-87
Microstructure and Texture Evolution in a Magnesium Alloy During Extrusion at Various Extrusion Speeds....Pages 89-94
The Texture and Microstructure Evolution of Mg-Zn-Ce Alloys....Pages 95-99
Twin boundary migration creating zero shear strain: In-situ TEM observations and atomistic simulations....Pages 101-106
Microstructure Characterization of Weakly Textured and Fine Grained AZ61 Sheet....Pages 107-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-118
Flow Behavior and Hot Workability of Pre-Extruded AZ80 Magnesium Alloy....Pages 119-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-125
Inverse strain rate sensitivity of bendability of an AZ31 sheet in three-point bending....Pages 119-119
Annealing of Cold and Warm Rolled AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Sheets....Pages 127-131
Gas-Pressure Bulge Forming of Mg AZ31 Sheet at 450°C....Pages 133-137
Front Matter....Pages 139-144
Efficiency of a New Hexavalent Chromium-Free Chemical Pickling Process Based on Organic and Inorganic Acids on Magnesium Alloys Mg-Y-RE-Zr and Mg-Zn-RE-Zr....Pages 145-145
Galvanic Corrosion of Mg-Zr Alloy and Steel or Graphite in Mineral Binders....Pages 147-152
The influence of Mg-Zr master alloy microstructure on the corrosion of Mg....Pages 153-155
The Use of AC-DC-AC Methods in Assessing Corrosion Resistance Performance of Coating Systems for Magnesium Alloys....Pages 157-162
Corrosion Behavior of Cerium-Based Conversion Coatings on Magnesium Alloys Exposed to Ambient Conditions....Pages 163-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-172
Thermal Stability of Ultra-Fine Grained Magnesium Alloy Processed by Extrusion and ECAP....Pages 173-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-179
Formation of Vanadate Conversion Coating on AZ31 Magnesium Alloy....Pages 181-181
Front Matter....Pages 183-187
Microstructure modification and performance improvement of Mg-RE alloys by friction stir processing....Pages 189-189
A Multi-stage Approach for Predicting Fatigue Damage in Friction Stir Spot Welded Joints of Mg AZ31 Alloy....Pages 191-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-202
Recrystallization Behavior of a MgAlCa Alloy During Thermomechanical Processing and Subsequent Heat Treatment....Pages 203-203
The Influence of Deformation Mechanisms on Rupture of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Sheet at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 205-209
Effect of the Extrusion Conditions on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Indirect extruded Mg-Zn-Y Alloy with LPSO Phase....Pages 211-215
Investigation of Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behavior of CaO Added Mg-6Zn-1.2Y Sheets....Pages 217-219
Front Matter....Pages 221-224
Bounds to Hardening by Solid Solution, Precipitation and Short Range Order in Mg Binary Alloys....Pages 225-225
A new magnesium alloy system: TEXAS....Pages 227-230
Effect of Sn additions on the age hardening response, microstructures and corrosion resistance of Mg-0.8Ca (wt%) alloys....Pages 231-235
Thermodynamics of phase formation in Mg-La-Ce-Nd alloys....Pages 237-241
Front Matter....Pages 243-248
Phase Stability Investigation of the Mg-Zn-Sm System....Pages 225-225
In situ synchrotron diffraction of the solidification of Mg-RE alloys....Pages 249-252
Nucleation Kinetics of the γ-Phase in a Binary Mg-Al Alloy....Pages 253-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-262
Computational Multi-Scale Modeling of the Microstructure and Segregation of Cast Mg Alloys at Low Superheat....Pages 263-263
Effect of Casting Defects Distribution on the Beginning of Tensile Fracture in Semi-solid Injected Magnesium AZ91D Alloy....Pages 265-270
Effect of inoculation method of refiner on the grain refinement of AZ91 alloy....Pages 271-274
Front Matter....Pages 275-279
Nanoparticle Addition to Enhance the Mechanical Response of Magnesium Alloys Including Nanoscale Deformation Mechanisms....Pages 281-281
Properties of Extruded Disintegrable Metal Composites....Pages 283-288
Effect of Fiber Volume Fractions on Corrosion Resistance of Mg AM60 Alloy-Based Composites in NaCl Solutions....Pages 289-292
Synthesis of Disintegrable Metal Composite for Oilfield Applications....Pages 293-297
Front Matter....Pages 299-303
Effect of Precipitation on Dynamic Recrystallized Grain Size in a Magnesium Alloy....Pages 305-305
Texture Development in an Extruded Magnesium Alloy During Compression Along the Transverse Direction....Pages 307-312
Evolution of microstructure during caliber rolling of AZ31 alloy....Pages 313-316
Increasing volume fraction of precipitates and strength of a Mg-Zn-Y alloy by pre-ageing deformation....Pages 317-322
Mapping the Mechanical Properties of Alloyed Magnesium (AZ 61)....Pages 323-328
Front Matter....Pages 329-332
Effects of Alloying Elements and Cooling Rate on Morphology of Phases in CaO Added Mg-Al-Si Alloys....Pages 333-333
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Die Cast Magnesium-Aluminum-Tin Alloys....Pages 335-339
Study on Microstructure and Mechanical Property of Squeeze Casting Az91d Magnesium Alloy....Pages 341-345
Tailoring Precipitates in Mg-6Zn-2Gd Based Alloy Subjected to High Pressure Torsion....Pages 347-350
Microstructure and Phase Evolution in Mg-Gd and Mg-Gd-Nd Alloys With Additions of Zn, Y and Zr....Pages 351-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-361
Influence of Temperature and Rolling Speed on Twin Roll Cast Strip....Pages 363-363
Mathematical Modeling of the Effect of Roll Diameter on the Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Twin Roll Cast AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Strips....Pages 365-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-375
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