Alloy development and process innovations for light metals casting

AA Luo, AK Sachdev, D Apelian - Journal of Materials Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
The combination of light metals (aluminum, magnesium and titanium) and innovative casting
processes provides cost-effective technologies to produce lightweight components and …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Low-cost high-strength Mg–7Zn-xAl-0.3 Mn (x= 1, 3, 5) cast magnesium alloys via grain boundary strengthening and precipitation strengthening

G He, Y Zhou, Z Gu, Q Dong, Y Lin, J Tan… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Obtaining a highly synergistic strength and elongation in cast magnesium (Mg) alloys at low
cost is a chronic problem. A series of low-cost and high strength cast Mg–7Zn-xAl-0.3 Mn (x …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting and controlling interfacial microstructure of magnesium/aluminum bimetallic structures for improved interfacial bonding

Z Zhu, R Shi, AD Klarner, AA Luo, Y Chen - Journal of Magnesium and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, an overcasting process followed by a low-temperature (200° C) annealing
schedule has been developed to bond magnesium to aluminum alloys. ProCAST software …

[HTML][HTML] On the characterization of microstructure and fracture in a high-pressure die-casting Al-10 wt% Si alloy

X Jiao, C Liu, J Wang, Z Guo, J Wang, Z Wang… - Progress in Natural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microstructure and fracture behavior in a high-pressure die-casting Al-10 wt% Si alloy have
been investigated using optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and …

Characterization and modeling of concurrent precipitation in Mg-Al-Sn alloys using an improved Kampmann-Wagner numerical (KWN) model

J Miao, C Zhang, AD Klarner, J Zhang, E Cinkilic… - Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The concurrent precipitation microstructure of Mg 17 Al 12 and Mg 2 Sn phases in AT72 (Mg-
7Al-2Sn) magnesium alloy was quantitatively characterized using Scanning Transmission …

Development of a Thin-Wall magnesium automotive door inner panel

GG Wang, K MacKenzie, C Sweet, JT Carter… - … International Journal of …, 2020 - JSTOR
Cast magnesium (Mg) door inner panels can provide a good combination of weight,
functional, manufacturing, and economical requirements. However, several challenges exist …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Ce-Rich Misch Metal on the Microstructures and Tensile Properties of as-Cast Mg-7Al-3Sn-1Zn Alloys

GJ Liu, YH Sun, N Xia, XF Guan - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The effects of small amounts of Ce-rich misch metal (Mm: 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 wt.%) addition on
the microstructure and tensile properties of as-cast Mg-7Al-3Sn-1Zn wt.%(ATZ731) alloy …