Applications of magnesium alloys for aerospace: A review
October 2023
•As the lightest structural material, the development of magnesium alloy in aerospace application is summarized. Adding alloying elements is one of the effective methods to improve the mechanical properties...
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Development and application of magnesium alloy parts for automotive OEMs: A review
January 2023
China is currently vigorously implementing the “energy conservation and emission reduction” and “dual carbon” strategies. As the most resource-advantaged light metal material in China, Magnesium (Mg)...
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The role and significance of Magnesium in modern day research-A review
January 2022
Magnesium is one of the largely available elements in the earth's crust. It has a low structural density with high specific strength. This unique material property has forced an increase in the use...
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Magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoadsorbents in wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review
May 2024
•Significant potential of MgO based nanoadsorbents as efficient materials for wastewater treatment is highlighted.•The remarkable adsorption capacity of MgO based nanoadsorbents is demonstrated.•The...
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Biodegradable Mg alloys for orthopedic implants – A review
15 November 2021
The last decade has seen a significant growth in the market for alloys used for implants, especially for those intended for orthopedic implants. Research into biodegradable magnesium-based alloys has...
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Magnesium research and applications: Past, present and future
November 2023
•Non/low-carbon production of primary Mg.•Increased end-of-life recycling of Mg components.•Corrosion-resistant and “stainless” Mg alloys.•Flame-resistant Mg alloy development.•Alloy development for...
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Magnesium casting technology for structural applications
March 2013
This paper summarizes the melting and casting processes for magnesium alloys. It also reviews the historical development of magnesium castings and their structural uses in the western world since 1921...
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Research advances in magnesium and magnesium alloys worldwide in 2020
15 May 2021
Research on magnesium alloys continues to attract great attention, with more than 3000 papers on magnesium and magnesium alloys published and indexed in SCI in 2020 alone. The results of bibliometric...
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A review on thermal conductivity of magnesium and its alloys
March 2020
This review summarizes recent researching works the thermal conductivity of Mg–Zn, Mg–Al, Mg–Mn and Mg–RE alloys. Solute atoms, heat treatment, deformation and temperature, which have significant influence...
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Research advances of magnesium and magnesium alloys globally in 2023
September 2024
•This review paper is aimed to summarize the latest important advances in cast magnesium alloys, wrought magnesium alloys, bio-magnesium alloys, Mg-based energy storage materials and corrosion and protection...
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Latest research advances on magnesium and magnesium alloys worldwide
March 2020
In the past two years, significant progresses have been achieved in high-performance cast and wrought magnesium and magnesium alloys, magnesium-based composites, advanced cast technologies, advanced...
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A state-of-the-art review on recent advances in the fabrication and characteristics of magnesium-based alloys in biomedical applications
July 2024
•To review on development of magnesium and its alloys.•To investigate multiple biomedical applications of magnesium-based materials including orthopedic implants, cardiovascular implants, biodegradable...
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Enhancing the room-temperature plasticity of magnesium alloys: Mechanisms and strategies
December 2024
•Low plasticity limits the applications of magnesium alloys.•Results provide a guidance for the development of high plasticity Mg alloys.•Results deepen our understanding of plastic deformation in Mg...
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Diabolical ironclad beetle elytra-inspired flexible WE43 magnesium endovascular stent structures and their biomechanical potential
February 2025
•Beetle elytra-inspired stents with enhanced flexibility and stress distribution.•Bending, crush, and vessel insertion simulations revealed reduced fracture risk.•CFD simulations confirm stable blood...
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Research advances of magnesium and magnesium alloys worldwide in 2022
August 2023
•This review paper is aimed to summarize the latest important advances in cast magnesium alloys, wrought magnesium alloys, bio-magnesium alloys, Mg-based energy storage materials and corrosion and protection...
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Progress and prospects in magnesium alloy scrap recycling
December 2024
•Reviewed the complete process flows of magnesium alloy scrap recycling process, including scrap classification, sorting, pre-treatment and recycling.•Comprehensively summarized and evaluated the existing...
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Surface properties of friction stir welded dissimilar joints of AA7075 and Mg-WE43 alloys: Effect of positional arrangement
January 2025
•The average grain size of the al/mg joint is reduced from 4.11 to 2.04 µm.•The wear rate decreased from 0.41 mm³/Nm to 0.27 mm³/Nm.•The corrosion resistance is improved from 77.59 to 56.299 mpy.•The...
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Thermodynamics and kinetics of hydriding and dehydriding reactions in Mg-based hydrogen storage materials
15 November 2021
Mg-based materials are one of the most promising hydrogen storage candidates due to their high hydrogen storage capacity, environmental benignity, and high Clarke number characteristics. However, the...
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Review of magnesium-based biomaterials and their applications
March 2018
In biomedical applications, the conventionally used metallic materials, including stainless steel, Co-based alloys and Ti alloys, often times exhibit unsatisfactory results such as stress shielding...
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Effects of metal ion implantation (Fe, Ti, Zn and Zr) on mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of WE43 Mg alloy
January 2025
•The ion implantation of Fe, Ti, Zn and Zr on WE43 is compared for the first time.•The WE43 forms a surface layer consisting of implanted elements and their oxides.•The implantation of Ti and Zr ions...
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Mechanistic switch in corrosion behavior of magnesium alloy diamond lattice structures induced by argon plasma treatment
January 2025
•Argon plasma induces mechanistic switch in corrosion of Mg alloy lattice structures.•Protective MgO/Mg(OH)2/MgCO3 layer forms: 1 to 2 nm carbonate over 4.7 nm oxide/hydroxide.•Plasma increases surface...
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Mg-based materials for hydrogen storage
15 November 2021
Over the last decade's magnesium and magnesium based compounds have been intensively investigated as potential hydrogen storage as well as thermal energy storage materials due to their abundance and...
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Magnesium-based biomaterials as emerging agents for bone repair and regeneration: from mechanism to application
15 May 2021
Magnesium (Mg) is the fourth most abundant element in the human body and is important in terms of specific osteogenesis functions. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the use of magnesium-based...
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Fish scale-inspired biomimetic nanocoatings on magnesium implants for vascularized bone regeneration in infected bone defects
January 2025
•Using electrodeposition constructs BP/GO nanocoating with protected 2D structures.•The coating regulates Mg alloy implants degradation and endows photothermal effect.•The coating promotes vascularized...
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Plasma electrolytic oxidation of magnesium and its alloys: Mechanism, properties and applications
March 2017
Plasma Electrolyte Oxidation (PEO) process has increasingly been employed to improve magnesium surface properties by fabrication of an MgO-based coating. Originating from conventional anodizing procedures,...
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