“…During annealing, this phase rejects its excess Mg and absorbs Al from its surrounding matrix to reach the stable Al 4 Sr stoichiometry [7,15,21]. The diffusion of Al atoms to the precipitates lowers the level of dissolved Al in a-Mg [15,21] and it directly affects the lattice resistance against dislocation motion [13,14]. Consequently, slip becomes easier and the dislocations are able to move in the active slip direction.…”