J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): 245-247.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2017.07.019

Special Issue: Corrosion in 2018

• Orginal Article •     Next Articles

What is going on in magnesium alloys?

X.J. Wanga(), D.K. Xub1(), R.Z. Wuc1(), X.B. Chend1(), Q.M. Penge1(), L. Jinf1(), Y.C. Xing1(), Z.Q. Zhangh1(), Y. Liui1(), X.H. Cheng1(), G. Chen1(), K.K. Deng1(), H.Y. Wangl1()   

  1. aSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
    bKey Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    cKey Laboratory of Superlight Materials & Surface Technology (Ministry of Education), Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China;
    dSchool of Engineering, RMIT University, City Campus, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
    eState Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
    fNational Engineering Research Center of Light Alloy Net Forming, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
    gCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
    hKey Lab of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
    iKey Laboratory of Lightweight and High Strength Structural Materials of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
    jSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    kShanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-Based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
    lKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China;
  • Received:2017-07-13 Revised:2017-07-25 Accepted:2017-07-25 Online:2018-02-10 Published:2018-02-10

Abstract:

China has been developed into one of the most active regions in terms of both fundamental and applied research on magnesium (Mg) and its alloys in the world from a solid base laid by its prominent metallurgist and materials scientists over the past decades. Nowadays, a large number of young-generation researchers have been inspired by their predecessors and become the key participants in the fields of Mg alloys, which consequently led to the establishment of China Youth Scholar Society for Magnesium Alloys Research in 2015. Since then, the first two China Youth Scholars Symposiums on Mg Alloys Research had been held at Harbin (2015) and Chongqing (2016) China, respectively. A number of crucial research interests related to fundamental and applied Mg research were discussed at the conferences and summarized in this short perspective, aiming to boost far-reaching initiatives for development of new Mg-based materials to satisfy the requirements for a broad range of industrial employments. Herein, four main aspects are included as follows: i) Plastic deformation mechanism and strengthening strategy, ii) Design and development of new Mg-based materials, iii) Key service properties, and iv) New processing technologies.

Key words: Mg alloys, Plastic deformation, Strengthening, Alloying design, High performance, Corrosion, Fatigue behavior, Creep, Processing technologies, Purification