Magnesium air batteries in terms of machine learning, anode alloying, electrolyte and air-cathode - A review
Available online 16 February 2026
•Latest research on magnesium-air battery: anode, electrolyte and catalyst.•The application of machine learning and density functional theory in battery design.•The importance of computational techniques...
High pressure die casting (HPDC) tool design & process considerations for a mega-sized magnesium lift gate
Available online 14 February 2026
•Summary of the development of the design, manufacturing and validation of the largest magnesium alloy liftgate produced to date.•Principles and best practices utilized in thin-walled tool design.•CFD...
A novel approach to simultaneously enhancing the mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of magnesium alloys: Heterogeneous microstructures
Available online 13 February 2026
•Tensile strength (221 MPa) and thermal conductivity (113.8 W/(m·K)) synergy Mg-Zn-Cu-Zr alloy was successfully fabricated.•A heterogeneous microstructure was obtained via semi-solid rheo-diecasting.•The...
Charge transfer between the MgH2 and TiO2 surface of the MgH2/TiO2/Ni3ZnC0.7 composite with good cyclic reliability
Available online 12 February 2026
•Ni3ZnC0.7 uniformly distributes on the surface of sheet MXene derived TiO2.•The MgH2-TiO2/Ni3ZnC0.7 exhibits good cyclic reliability under 110 cycles.•TiO2 regulates the coordination of H atoms, elucidating...
Enhanced stiffness and ductility in ZK61 magnesium matrix composites via bimodal structure design with MWCNT and nanodiamonds hybrid reinforcement
Available online 12 February 2026
•Hybrid reinforcement with MWCNTs and nanodiamonds tailors dynamic recrystallization and produces a heterogeneous bimodal microstructure.•The hybrid composite exhibits weakened basal texture, enhanced...
Discussion of the influence of Al content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-xAl-Zn alloys fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing
Available online 12 February 2026
•First systematic investigation of microstructure evolution and mechanical properties in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Mg-xAl-Zn alloys using consistent process parameters to focus on the influence...
Damping behavior of as-extruded pure Mg and Mg-Bi binary alloys
Available online 12 February 2026
•As-extruded Mg-Bi alloys exhibit superior damping performance at room temperature compared to alloys with similar strength.•The addition of Bi to as-extruded pure Mg significantly enhances its high-temperature...
In situ investigation of the activation characteristics of basal slip systems in Mg-Y-Nd-Zr-Gd alloy: From the perspective of Schmid`s law and plasticity transfer
Available online 12 February 2026
•In situ SEM/EBSD experiments combined with a multilevel strategy enabled precise identification of coplanar basal slip systems.•Half of the activated basal slip systems exhibited non-Schmid behavior.•Predicting...
Machine learning and non-thermal external fields: A dual-track paradigm for engineering high-performance of Mg-based hydrogen storage materials
Available online 12 February 2026
•A dual-track paradigm for Mg-based hydrogen storage materials was proposed.•Machine learning can accelerate the design and screening of novel materials.•Non-thermal external fields enable efficient...
Grain refinement and enhanced mechanical properties of rolled and annealed Mg–3Al alloy through trace Ca addition
Available online 12 February 2026
•Minor Ca addition (0.2 wt.%) to Mg–3Al alloy induces Al2Ca particle formation.•Al2Ca particles promote {10–11}–{10–12} double twinning in the as-rolled microstructure.•Double twins act as nucleation...
Exceptional precipitation strengthening via novel β′-phase structures mediated by stacking faults in a Mg-Gd-Er-Ag-Zr alloy
Available online 12 February 2026
•A Mg-Gd-based alloy exhibits an exceptional precipitation strengthening >200 MPa.•Non-recrystallized grains were twinned by (101¯2) twin orientation during stamping.•Net-work precipitation structure...
Dependence of the microstructure and mechanical properties of the LPSO-type Mg-Y-Zn alloy on the extrusion die angle and vortex shape
Available online 10 February 2026
•The effect of extrusion die shape, including vortex extrusion, on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of LPSO-type Mg-2Y-1Zn alloy was systematically investigated.•Vortex extrusion...
Twinning activation and dynamic recrystallization behavior of AZ61 tubes in electro-assisted bending
Available online 9 February 2026
•Pulsed current-assisted bending effectively promotes uniform deformation along radial and tangential directions of AZ61 magnesium alloy tube.•Pulsed current accelerates transition of deformed grains...
Achieving balanced degradation and biological performance in Mg-Ag-Mn alloys via PEO process: Role of Mn addition and post-casting heat treatment
Available online 9 February 2026
•Synergistic Mn alloying and PCHT enable the growth of thicker and compacter PEO films on Mg-Ag-based substrates.•Ag enrichment at the film/substrate interface alongside Ag2O nanoparticles within PEO...
Investigation of melt-spun pure Mg and MgCuCa alloys extracts on the fate of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
Available online 5 February 2026
•Metal-spun pure Mg and MgCuCa alloys demonstrate the homogeneous microstructrure and biodegradation behaviors.•Pure Mg extracts significantly enhanced the expression of neuronal marker genes, indicating...
Texture effect on the neutral layer shift and twinning behavior in bending of Mg alloys: Crystal plasticity modeling and experiment
Available online 4 February 2026
•Spatial distribution of neutral layer across the entire bent sheet was captured by both DIC and CPFEM.•Neutral layer shift highly depends on the twinning activity induced by the initial texture and...
Manufacturing-driven biocorrosion differences in the Mg-1Ca-0.5Zn-0.1Y-0.03Mn (at.%) alloy: An integrated in vitro and short-term in vivo evaluation
Available online 4 February 2026
•RSRC alloy shows a refined, homogeneous microstructure with evenly distributed precipitates.•RSRC alloy shows lower corrosion rates and pH/osmolality shifts than IM and pure Mg.•Cytotoxicity tests...
Crack initiation behavior of extruded Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy containing long-period stacking ordered lamellae under very high cycle fatigue at high temperature
Available online 24 January 2026
•Extruded Mg-RE alloy shows superior very high cycle fatigue resistance at 150 °C.•Crack initiation shifts from basal slip to prismatic slip and twinning at HT.•Dense ZnO layer and uniform plasticity...
Improvement in corrosion resistance of magnesium weld by addition of carbon nanotubes
Available online 23 January 2026
•The addition of CNTs improves the corrosion resistance of weld.•The corrosion rates of hydrogen evolution decreases by 30% after adding CNTs.•The corrosion current density decreases by 50% after adding...
Data-driven corrosion assessment of magnesium alloys: A multi-level graph attention network for quantitative hydrogen-evolution prediction
Available online 21 January 2026
•MGAT pioneers end-to-end mapping from Mg microstructure to H₂ evolution curves.•Zero-shot prediction of 0–100 h corrosion kinetics for new alloys, R² > 0.90.•Resistivity, density & phase fraction identified...
In situ self-generation and joint strengthening mechanisms of low melting point layered Mg-Zn filler
Available online 21 January 2026
•A filler was designed and prepared to achieve the high strength joining of Mg alloy brazed joints at low temperatures.•The α'-Mg/Mg7Zn3 (MgZn2) soft-hard biphasic heterogeneous structure formed during...
Synergistic enhancement of strength and ductility in Mg-7Sn alloy through combined optimization of dual-texture and low-angle grain boundary structures
Available online 21 January 2026
•The Mg-7Sn alloy exhibiting an excellent strength-ductility balance (σ0.2 = 235 MPa, σb = 315 MPa and εf = 16.8%) is successfully fabricated through a composite processing route involving warm extrusion...
Revealing the dynamic recrystallization and deformation instability of TiC reinforced AZ61 composites with uniform structure and bimodal grain structure
Available online 21 January 2026
•The bimodal composite has a higher Q value and larger instability region.•The CDRX mechanism dominates the uniform composite, while both CDRX and DDRX mechanisms dominate the bimodal composite.•At...
The corrosion fatigue behavior of magnesium alloy influenced by corrosion inhibitors with the differentiated inhibition mechanisms
Available online 21 January 2026
•The influences of three corrosion inhibitors with different action mechanisms on the corrosion fatigue behavior of Mg alloys were studied.•The relationship between the static corrosion and fatigue...
Research on the stress corrosion cracking behavior of ZK60 magnesium alloy enhanced by multi-directional compression process
Available online 20 January 2026
•MDC refines ZK60 grain size by 2.5 times and enhances strength-corrosion resistance synergy.•MDC reduces corrosion rate by 88.6% and SCC susceptibility by 14.7% (ε-related) and 17.5% (UTS- related).•Dense...