The influence of Ce on the microstructure and rolling texture of Mg–1%Mn alloy

Thermodynamic calculations of the Mn–Sn, Mn–Sr and Mg–Mn–{Sn, Sr} systems

“…There are several attempts to improve formability of magnesium alloys in which alloying elements were found to play a key role . Among them, rare earth (RE) elements, manganese and strontium additions improve formability of wrought magnesium alloys through grain size refinement, activation of non-basal slip and/or weakening the texture [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Li and RE additions to Mg are likely to bring numerous liabilities including high cost, increased flammability during processing and decreased corrosion resistance [1,6,19].…”

Cyclic deformation and fatigue of extruded Mg–Gd–Y magnesium alloy

“…Recent studies on the effects of rare-earth (RE) elements, such as Gd [6][7][8][9][10][11][12], Y [6,9,10,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], Ce [6,14,15,[24][25][26], La [6,14,15,26], and Nd [6,14,15,[20][21][22][23]27] on the Mg alloys suggest that the Mg-RE alloys exhibit weakened initial texture, improved ductility, and enhanced strength as compared with the conventional Mg alloys. Such advantages are encouraging for Mg-RE alloys for the application as load-bearing structural components.…”

“…Hardorn et al [18] reported that richer Mg-Y alloys ( 40.17 at%) show a weakening effect on texture, whereas dilute alloy ( o0.03 at%) does not affect the texture significantly. The Mg-1%Mn alloy texture is weakened by the solid solubility of Ce rather than particle stimulated nucleation (PSN) or c/a ratio alteration [24].…”

Study on edge cracking and texture evolution during 150°C rolling of magnesium alloys: The effects of axial ratio and grain size

“…Recently, it has been shown that [15,16] twin-roll-cast (TRC) AZ31 sheet can develop weaker textures upon annealing due to the metastable cast/deformed structure that develops in TRC. New alloys are also being investigated to weaken the Mg sheet texture during rolling and annealing [17][18][19][20][21][22].…”