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ISSN: 2213-9567

Comparison of the insertion-extraction of Ca and Mg ions in amorphous CaMn2O4 post-spinel-based cathodes in aqueous media

Available online 27 October 2025

Carmen Miralles | Teresa Lana-Villarreal | Roberto Gómez

•Calcium manganese oxide (CMO) can be used as a cathode for Mg and Ca ion batteries.•Mg ions insert more efficiently in CMO than Ca ions.•Better CMO capacity and cyclability for Mg than for Ca electrolytes.•Cation...

Research progress and application prospects of die cast magnesium alloys

Available online 27 October 2025

Mark Easton | Trevor Abbott

•Applications for die cast Mg alloys have been reducing in recent years.•There are potential new applications in electric vehicles and giga-casting.•Alloy design principles including eutectics with...

Tailoring bimodal grain structure to achieve simultaneous improvement of strength and ductility in magnesium alloys at cryogenic temperatures

Available online 25 October 2025

•Bimodal grain structure enables a superior strength-ductility synergy in Mg-3.6Y alloys at CT, with ∼50 % DRXed region fraction increasing the TYS by 1.6 times and reducing fracture elongation by only...

Integrated process-structure–property–performance optimization of cold-sprayed zinc coatings on AZ91 magnesium alloy

Available online 24 October 2025

•An optimum range of cold spray parameters was identified for cold spray depositing Zn on AZ91.•This optimum range resulted in ∼200 µm/pass deposition, <0.5 % porosity, greater than 30 MPa adhesion...

Insights of stearic acid/polypyrrole superhydrophobic coating on controlling corrosion, antibacterial and cytocompatibility of biodegradable Mg alloy and its implication on fracture fixation

Available online 23 October 2025

•Stearic acid treated polypyrrole coating develops a superhydrophobic surface, which enhanced corrosion protection efficacy by more than 85 %.•Improved corrosion properties of the coated specimen leads...

Investigation of the compressive deformation mechanisms in Mg-Gd-Y strengthened bimetallic composite rods

Available online 22 October 2025

•The AZ31/Mg-Gd-Y composite rod has a good metallurgical bond.•The high dislocation density in the interface region favors non-basal slip activation.•The nucleation and growth of {10-12} twins in A/G-AZ31...

Lightweight design and manufacture of die casting magnesium alloy seat frame

Available online 22 October 2025

•A novel structure was designed that integrates the headrest with the backrest, combining lightness and safety.•Development of a new forward production logic for Mg seat castings.•Actual production...

From LLM to Agent: A large-language-model-driven machine learning framework for catalyst design of MgH2 dehydrogenation

Available online 22 October 2025

•AI framework automates MgH2 catalyst data extraction from literature.•LLM to Agent approach accelerates MgH2 catalyst discovery and design.•Machine learning predicts MgH2 dehydrogenation with high...

Extruded Mg97.37Zn1.88Y0.75 alloy with both high thermal conductivity and mechanical strength

Available online 22 October 2025

Yunsheng Wang | Shin-ichi Inoue | Yoshihito Kawamura

•The Mg97.37Zn1.88Y0.75 (at%) alloy simultaneously possessing high thermal conductivity (131 Wm-1K-1), high tensile yield strength (361 MPa), and notable elongation (9.7 %) was developed.•Regardless...

Tailoring microstructure and strength-ductility synergy in AZ91D/ZrO₂ magnesium matrix composite by dual eccentric-pin tool friction stir processing

Available online 21 October 2025

•Dual eccentric-pin tool (DEPT) FSP was employed to incorporate ZrO2 particles AZ91D Mg alloy.•Enhanced twin formation and dislocation distribution.•Transition from basal to prismatic texture.•Strength-ductility...

Recent progress and perspectives in additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys and composites: A review of process-microstructure-property correlations

Available online 18 October 2025

•The recent progress in additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys and magnesium matrix composites (MMCs) is systematically reviewed.•Microstructure evolution and defect formation mechanisms in various...

Dynamic recrystallization and strengthening mechanisms in a magnesium alloy processed by severe plastic deformation

Available online 18 October 2025

Alireza Rezaei | Reza Mahmudi | Roland E. Logé

•At the early stages of deformation, LAGBs and HAGBs developed through DRV and CDRX, respectively. At higher strains, the density of HAGBs increased through DDRX.•CDRX grains of “GB-type” in the vicinity...

Self-healing coatings on Mg-Li alloy using pH-responsive sepiolite microcontainer loaded with corrosion inhibitors

Available online 18 October 2025

•A novel corrosion protection strategy for Mg-Li alloy is proposed.•pH-responsive functionalized sepiolite microcontainers are prepared.•Cerium ions and barbituric acid are encapsulated via ion exchange...

Decoding complex compositions in topologically close-packed nanoplates of magnesium alloys: A high-throughput route to stable precipitates

Available online 17 October 2025

Junyuan Bai | Xueyong Pang | Gaowu Qin

•The metastable β2′ nanoplates in Mg-Zn alloys adopt the Mg(Mg, Zn)2 composition instead of pure MgZn2.•The metastable Mg2Nd nanoplates in Mg-Nd-Ca alloys adopt the Mg2(Ca, Nd, Mg) composition rather...

Enhancing irradiation tolerance of Mg-Mn based alloys via tailoring Mn nanoprecipitates

Available online 17 October 2025

•The nano Mn particles (1–4 nm) are precipitated periodically along the basal plane during Xe irradiation.•The irradiation-induced Mn nanoprecipitates could effectively suppress the nucleation and growth...