Influence of Sn on microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–5Li–3Al–2Zn alloys

Corrosion resistance of Mg–5Al–xSr alloys

“…However, MgO can crack easily and Mg(OH) 2 can roll up due to residual stress [32,33]. Therefore, the composition and structure of the oxide/hydroxide film are often reinforced by adding an active metal [34][35][36][37][38], such as aluminum [39], or a heavy metal (such as iron and nickel) [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]. However, precipitates, such as heavy metal-magnesium compounds, act as local cathodes during corrosion [51], which has prompted the development of low heavy metal content alloys.…”

First-principles study of elastic and electronic properties of MgZn2 and ScZn2 phases in Mg–Sc–Zn alloy

“…Therefore, much work has been focused on improving the properties of the alloys. It has been found that alloying by addition of rare earth elements is an effective method to improve the microstructure and mechanical properties of magnesium alloys [6,7]. Furthermore, many experimental results revealed that the addition of Zn and Sc plays a very important role in optimizing the microstructure and mechanical properties of magnesium alloys [8,9].…”

Microstructure, mechanical properties and aging behavior of Mg–5Li–3Al–2Zn–xAg

“…Therefore, the research about the way to stabilize the properties of alloys is very necessary. To obtain a stable Mg-Li base alloy, firstly, the Li content of the alloy should be as low as possible [7]. Secondly, the phase transformation from MgAlLi 2 to AlLi should be restrained or avoided [4][5][6].…”