The work-hardening behavior of arange of aluminum-magnesium alloys, from 0.5 to 4.55 wt pct Mg, is followed up to large strains using compressiontesting and cold rolling. At large strains, stage IV,an unexpectedly loww ork-hardening rate of high-Mg alloys is observed, and the work-hardening rate in stage IV is almost unaffected by the Mg content. Am odel for work hardeningi sa pplied and discussedi nr elation to the experimental observations. Based on microstructuralo bservations of the cold-rolled materials, the lowwork-hardening rateofhigh-Mg alloys is ascribedtoadifferent storage pattern of dislocations caused by an increased amount of shear bands and ahigher dislocation density inside subgrains.