Hydriding kinetic mechanisms of Mg thin films resolved by operando optical microscopy
January 2027
•Optical microscopy provides an alternative to complex kinetic characterizations.•Optical methods accurately determine activation energies and rate-limiting steps.•H-sorption optical characterization...
Ductile fracture behavior of Mg–Zn–Ca alloy in microtube extrusion
January 2027
•Ductile fracture of Mg-Zn-Ca alloy during microtube extrusion was investigated.•The temperature dependence on fracture strain was most pronounced under shear loading.•A compression-to-shear stress...
Cost-effective nano-boron engineering: Tap water ultrasonication, sedimentation, and Ag addition for high-performance bulk MgB2 superconductors
January 2027
•Developed a simple, low-cost, and environmentally sustainable method for producing high-quality nano-boron.•Demonstrated the successful use of tap water as an eco-friendly ultrasonication medium for...
Revealing the corrosion mechanism of solid-state-recycled Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloys through spark plasma sintering and hot extrusion
January 2027
•Hot extrusion effectively eliminates pores at bonding interfaces and fragments continuous interfacial RE oxides.•Residual bonding interfaces exhibit lower Volta potentials than α-Mg matrix, thereby...
Tailoring micro-galvanic corrosion in ZK60 magnesium alloy via kinetically suppressed phase transformation during directional solidification
January 2027
•First-ever preparation of ZK60 magnesium alloy using controlled directional solidification.•Samples with different solidification rates exhibit differences in microstructure.•Directional solidification...
Architecting optimized heterostructure for exceptional strength-ductility synergy in Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Mn alloy
December 2026
•Extruded bimodal Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Mn alloy achieves 372 MPa ultimate tensile strength and 17.3% elongation.•Narrow coarse grains enable uniform strain partitioning and continuous GNDs gradient near fine...
Development of a micro-alloyed bio-Mg alloy with high strength-ductility, promising corrosion behavior via rotary swaging
December 2026
•Yield strength of Mg-0.5Zn-0.2Ge-0.05Ca alloy was increased by 61% via rotary swaging.•Strength improvement is mainly due to grain refinement (49.9 MPa) and dislocation accumulation (36.0 MPa).•High...
Recent advances in extrusion-based Mg/Al and Mg/Mg bimetallic composites: Processing, interface control, microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties
December 2026
•Recent advances in extrusion-based Mg/Al and Mg/Mg bimetallic composites are reviewed.•Extrusion-based processes enable interface bonding, grain refinement, and texture modification.•Mg–Al IMC layers...
Mechanism-informed machine learning for intelligent design of rare-earth-containing magnesium-based alloys
December 2026
•A mechanism-informed ML framework is proposed for RE-containing Mg-based alloys.•Mechanical, corrosion, electrochemical, and biodegradation cases are reviewed.•ML streamlines the workflow from property...
Heterostructure-induced suppression of deformation twinning in cryogenic compression of laser powder bed fusion Mg-Gd-Zr alloy
December 2026
•Cryogenic deformation suppresses twinning and is governed by dislocation slip and nanoscale shear banding.•LPBF heterostructure activates shear banding in coarse grains and dislocation slip in fine...
Phase regulation of polymorphic copper-tungsten bimetallic sulfide toward stable dual-ion batteries
December 2026
•I‑Cu₂WS₄ enables fast ion transport with high reversible capacity, excellent cycling stability and superior rate capability.•Ex‑situ characterizations disclose a reversible stepwise intercalation‑conversion...
In situ EBSD characterization of static recrystallization in a Mg-Zn-Ca (ZX30) alloy
December 2026
•In situ EBSD tracked static recrystallization of a low-strained Mg-Zn-Ca alloy.•A graph-based tracking approach was implemented to identify individual new grains.•Twin boundaries were highly preferred...
Exploring nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dot—layered double hydroxide hybrid coatings for corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of WE43
December 2026
•NGQD nitrogen incorporation, bandgap and dispersion stability were defined by synthesis temperature.•NGQD-LDH reduces hydrogen evolution and mass loss with LDH-dominated protection.•Final NGQD treatment...
Simultaneous enhancement of strength and ductility for magnesium alloy by lattice rolling induced crystallographic orientation heterostructure
December 2026
•Lattice rolling produces crystallographic orientation heterostructures in Mg alloys with industrial potential..•Lattice rolling increases elongation by ∼33% vs. flat rolling, achieves 84.2° bending...
Deciphering particle dispersion mechanisms at different scales of additively manufactured TiCN/AZ91D composites with enhanced strength
December 2026
•A multiphysics multiscale model is developed to precisely regulate hatch spacing.•Microscopic particle distribution is dominated by Marangoni-centrifugal-filling mechanism.•Submicroscopic particle...
Texture evolution and tension–compression yield symmetry of AZ31 magnesium alloy during cyclic extrusion and compression: Experiments and polycrystal plasticity simulations
December 2026
•An FEM-VPSC-dDRX(CA) framework was developed to establish the processing–microstructure relationship.•ML-assisted reconstruction of deformation histories enables prediction of microstructure evolution...
The mechanism of constructing and regulating the high-performance Mg-Al LDH coating structure on the surface of AZ31 magnesium alloy assisted by ultrasonic energy field
December 2026
•Revealed the mechanisms by which ultrasonic power regulates the structure of the film.•Ultrasonic treatment increased the effective doping rate of Al³⁺ by 72%.•Achieved refinement at both the lamellar...
AI-assisted quantification of osteogenesis in X-ray microscopy images of biodegradable Mg implants: methodology, benchmarking, and open dataset
December 2026
•An end–to–end ResUNet framework was developed for automated de novo bone segmentation in XRM images of biodegradable Mg implants.•The model accurately distinguished newly formed bone from pre–existing...
Dependence of mechanical properties on microstructural partitioning driven by non-uniform rare-earth distribution in laser-CMT hybrid welded Mg-Al-Zn alloy
December 2026
•High-quality Mg-Al-Zn series magnesium alloy joints were achieved via RE-reinforced laser-CMT welding.•RE addition refined arc zone grain size by 53.2%, reaching 14.4 µm.•A density-driven segregation...
High-efficiency thermochemical energy storage for low-grade waste heat recovery using a Mg–RE alloy reactor
December 2026
•A Mg-RE alloy-based TES system is studied from material behaviors to reactor properties.•The Mg-RE alloy shows good kinetics and stability for thermal energy storage.•The reactor achieves 94.7% conversion...
Ti3C2Tx MXene-catalyzed near-eutectic Mg-Ni-La composites: Synergistic phase-boundary and in-situ “hydrogen pump” effects for advanced low-temperature hydrogen storage
December 2026
•Composite can absorb 1.84 wt% hydrogen at 298 K and reach saturation at 373 K.•Rich and fine eutectic structure in alloy provides hydrogen diffusion channels.•Ti3C2Tx catalyst introduces active sites,...
Cytotoxicity and in vitro immersion study in Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) of electrospun MgO@nesquehonite (MgCO3·3H2O) core–shell fibers
December 2026
•Bioactive MgO@nesquehonite nanofibers were successfully fabricated by needle-free electrospinning followed by calcination at 450 °C.•The fibers exhibited a core–shell-like architecture consisting of...
Dual-scale LPSO phase regulation simultaneously enhances strength and ductility of the extruded Mg-Gd-Y-Zn alloys with multimodal microstructure
December 2026
•Blocky and lamellar LPSO phases sequentially regulate multimodal structures.•Blocky LPSO phases govern grain refinement and multimodal structure formation.•Lamellar LPSO phases refine worked grains...
CoNi-loaded CeO2 nanorods enable in-situ multiple-hydrogen-pump catalysis for reversible MgH2 storage
December 2026
•CoNi/CeO2 nanorods improved hydrogen sorption kinetics of MgH2.•MgH2-10 wt.% CoNi/CeO2 absorbed absorb 5.3 wt.% H2 instantaneously at 125 °C.•The dehydrogenation activation energy of MgH2-10 wt.% CoNi/CeO2...
Strength–thermal conductivity synergy and plastic deformation behavior in rolled Mg–Ce alloys regulated by solute redistribution and interfacial features
December 2026
•Ce redistribution links strength and thermal conductivity in rolled Mg–Ce alloys.•The Mg–1.1Ce alloy exhibits 234.3 MPa yield strength and 148.3 W·m−1·K−1 thermal conductivity.•Solute atoms are transformed...