The grain size, and therefore the grain boundary density, is known to play a major role in the
flow stress of metallic materials. A linear relationship to the inverse of the square root of the …

Magnesium is the most abundant metal. Its density level is 1.74–2.0 g/cm 3, 33% lighter than
aluminium and 77% lighter than steel. The microstructure and mechanical property of …

ABSTRACTs The need for fully dense material with well-engineered microstructures has led
to the promising emergence of innovative sintering technologies among which the Spark …

Nanostructuring is a commonly employed method of obtaining superior mechanical
properties in metals and alloys. Compared to conventional polycrystalline counterparts …

Aluminium and magnesium matrix composites are attractive lightweight materials with
strength surpassing that of the corresponding matrix metals. Recent years have seen …

Fabricating the magnesium alloy with fine grains, low dislocation density, and weak grain
orientation is of crucial importance to enhance its anode performance for primary aqueous …

Recent studies show significant advances in improving the mechanical properties of
magnesium and its alloys. While many papers deal with different alloy compositions, it is …

Precipitation hardenable WE43 magnesium alloy containing yttrium and rare earth elements
was processed by ECAP. Microstructure, phase composition, mechanical properties and …

Severe plastic deformation through high-pressure torsion is used to refine the grain structure
of the Mg–Al–Zn alloy down to~ 140 nm and low temperature annealing is used to produce …

In this study, magnesium matrix composites reinforced with 5 wt% WS 2 and 15–20 wt% SiC
particles were sintered via powder processing. The friction and wear behaviour were studied …