Macroscopic environmental heterogeneity and corrosion behavior derived from in vitro degradation of pure magnesium and their in vivo investigation
July 2025
•Significant effect of the macroscopic environmental heterogeneity derived from pure Mg biodegradation on the corrosion behavior was demonstrated by in vitro tests.•Non-uniform distribution of the eluted...
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Surface nanostructuring and functionalisation of magnesium-based biomaterials: Challenges and prospects
July 2025
•Critical analysis of challenges and clinical requirements in surface nanostructuring and functionalization of magnesium-based implants.•Fundamental clinical performance criteria: Corrosion protection...
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Effect of ammonia solution on the electrochemical properties of magnesium manganese oxide material for aqueous zinc-ion batteries
July 2025
•Ammonia solution enhances the electrode structure of Mg2+-Mn3O4, boosting conductivity and capacity retention during cycling.•Ex-situ XRD reveals reversible Zn2+ and H+ ion insertion, with Mg2+ stabilizing...
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Evaluation of damage evolution in pure magnesium during surrogate high-energy electron irradiation for Brachytherapy seed application
July 2025
•Electron microscopes can be used as surrogate for studying effects of high-energy β decay in materials for Brachytherapy application.•Evaluation of damage evolution effects was carried out in Mg, a...
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Comparative study of dynamic recrystallization behavior, microstructural characteristics, and mechanical properties of high-speed-extruded AZ31 and BA56 magnesium alloys
July 2025
•AZ31 and BA56 alloys were extruded at 40 m/min and their properties were compared.•BA56 showed complete recrystallization, while AZ31 retained some unrecrystallized grains.•BA56 achieved higher strength...
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A novel design magnesium alloy suture anchor promotes fibrocartilaginous enthesis regeneration in rabbit rotator cuff repair
July 2025
•Enhanced degradation properties of novel magnesium alloy suture anchor: the open architecture of the newly designed magnesium alloy suture anchor facilitates metabolic resorption of degradation products,...
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Relative vacuum reduction innovative processes applied in primary magnesium production—Comprehensive analysis of thermodynamics, resource, energy flow, and carbon emission
July 2025
•The innovative relative vacuum magnesium smelting process (RVMSP) is proposed.•The critical volume fraction of Mg vapor is proposed and calculated systematically.•RVMSP reduces energy consumption and...
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Regulating degradation in MgZnCa metallic glass: Formation of zinc-rich amorphous layer through internal zinc migration
July 2025
•The degradation mechanism of MgZnCa MG under dynamic loading is studied systematically for the first time.•MgZnCa MG forms a unique Zn-rich amorphous layer during dynamic loading.•The Zn-rich amorphous...
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Mechanism of work hardening and softening behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets with hard plate accumulative roll bonding
July 2025
•In this study, the work hardening and softening behavior of AZ31 magnesium sheets after HP-ARB process was investigated for the first time. At 350 °C, the dynamic balance between work hardening rate...
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Modifying hydrogen storage properties of the RE−Mg-based alloys with minor Sc addition
July 2025
•Sc element is introduced into the multi-component RE−Mg-based alloys.•The grain size is significantly refined, the hydrogen storage kinetic and activation are improved.•In hydrogenation linear fitting...
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Atomistic simulation of the dislocation interactions with the Al2Ca Laves phase in Mg–Al–Ca alloy
July 2025
The mechanical properties of Mg–Al–Ca alloys are significantly affected by their Laves phases, including the Al2Ca phase. Laves phases are generally considered to be brittle and have a detrimental effect...
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Mechanism of keyhole evolution and welding quality of electron beam welded magnesium alloy with scanning path variation via modeling and numerical study
July 2025
•Evolution mechanism and stability of keyhole is built.•Change in liquid flow state in molten pool with different scanning path is studied.•Influence of scanning path on keyhole stability is analyzed...
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Deformation mechanism of high ductility Mg-Gd-Mn alloy during tensile process
July 2025
•Extruded Mg-2Gd-0.5Mn alloy exhibits excellent ductility with elongation over 50%.•Deformation behavior of highly ductile Mg-2Gd-0.5Mn alloy was investigated.•Transformation process from rare earth...
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Interfacial bonding, texture evolution, and mechanical properties of different structured extruded Mg-7Gd-4Y-1Zn-0.2Zr and Mg-3Zn-1Al-1Ca-0.5Mn composites
July 2025
•The different structured, Mg-7Gd-3Y-1Zn-0.2Zr and Mg-3Zn-1Al-1Ca-0.5Mn alloys-based bi-metal composites were fabricated.•The strong and large diffusional interfacial thickness comprised of fine grains...
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Cation-induced topical disordered niobium nickel oxide for robust hydrogen storage in magnesium hydride
July 2025
•The generation of Ni-Nb-O phase induced numerous topical disordered and distorted crystalline.•The dehydrogenation Ea of MgH2+10 wt% Ni0.7Nb0.3 was reduced to 78.8 kJ·mol−1.•6.18 wt% H2 was released...
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Clarifying stress corrosion cracking behavior of biomedical Mg-Gd-Zn-Zr alloy
July 2025
•SCC behavior was assessed by SSRT tests assisted with electrochemical polarization.•Anodic dissolution played a dominant role in controlling the SCC of GZ31K alloy.•SFs in GZ31K alloy inhibited SCC...
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Microstructure and mechanical behavior of Mg/Al composite plates with different thicknesses of Ti foil interlayer
July 2025
•Ti foil can effectively refine the grain size of Mg layers of as-rolled Mg/Al composite plates, 10 µm thick Ti foil has a better refining effect than 100 µm thick Ti foil.•Ti foil can effectively increase...
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Quantitatively regulated and recognized dual-precipitates of Mg-5Sn alloy through an improved twinning-aging-detwinning and strengthening mechanisms
July 2025
•Incomplete TAD regulated the basal precipitate orientation to prismatic orientation for dual-precipitates.•A recognized method was developed to quantitatively recognize dual-precipitates with complex...
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Biodegradation and biocompatibility of calcium phosphate-coated magnesium in eye environment, in vitro and in vivo
July 2025
•Magnesium coated with different calcium phosphates can improve the corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of magnesium in varying degrees. As for the HA-coated magnesium, it showed the lowest corrosion...
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Tensile creep anisotropy and its weakening mechanism in a dilute Mg-Ca alloy
July 2025
•Creep anisotropy between RD and ND of Mg-0.3wt%Ca sheet is deeply studied.•Recrystallized and unrecrystallized grains coexist after hot-compression along TD.•Creep anisotropy is successfully weakened...
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The effect of grain size and rolling reduction on microstructure evolution and annealing hardening response of a Mg-3Gd alloy
July 2025
•Deformation mechanisms/microstructures in the fine-grained and coarse-grained Mg-3Gd alloys have been thoroughly investigated.•The Gd segregation along various boundaries enhance annealing hardening...
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Effect of Y on oxide film formation and ignition behavior of magnesium-rare earth alloy
July 2025
•For the EV32 magnesium alloy, ignition occurs through the rupture of the oxide film.•The addition of Y effectively enhances the density of the oxide film, thereby increasing the ignition point of the...
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Tension-compression asymmetry of pyramidal dislocations in magnesium
July 2025
•Py-I dislocation shows strong tension-compression asymmetry.•Tension-compression asymmetry origins from asymmetry of partial dislocations.•Dislocation neutral direction is defined, where tension-compression...
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Microstructure evolution of laser directed energy deposition process prepared CNTs/WE43 composites during solution and aging treatment
July 2025
•Grain growth and precipitation behavior of the WE43 layers with CNTs are studied.•CNTs reduce the steady-state grain size of the solution treated WE43 layer by 40%.•CNTs promote precipitate nucleation...
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