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...
Targeted purification based on impurity characteristics: A new framework and frontier advances in magnesium refining
December 2026
•A new framework for targeted purification of magnesium melts based on impurity characteristics is proposed.•Size-dependent strategies for differentiated non-metallic inclusion removal are summarized.•Future...
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...
Durable photothermal superhydrophobic surface with honeycomb-micropillar biomimetic structure for efficient anti/de-icing on magnesium alloy
December 2026
•A honeycomb–micropillar armor surface was fabricated on AZ91D Mg alloy.•TiN nanoparticles and PCM enable photothermal heating and heat storage.•The surface delayed freezing to 888 s and melted ice...
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...
Strengthening mechanisms of carbon nanotube-reinforced polycrystalline magnesium composites: A molecular dynamics study
December 2026
•A novel investigation into the coupled effects of crystallite size and grain number on the mechanical behavior of CNT/Mg composites.•Insight into the interplay between CNT reinforcement, dislocation...
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...
Breaking the strength-ductility trade-off of magnesium alloys via the twinning-DRX symbiosis cycle under cross-critical temperature ARPT processing
December 2026
•A novel severe plastic deformation process, ARPT, is proposed.•A new theory of the “twinning-recrystallization symbiosis cycle” is proposed, breaking away from the traditional concept of competition.•The...
Asymmetric twinning modes in a triple-textured Mg-12Gd-1.5Yb-0.5Zr alloy yielding high reverse tension-compression asymmetry
December 2026
•A Mg-Gd-Yb-Zr alloy exhibits a high reversed tension-compression yield asymmetry.•It exhibits three texture components: basal texture, fiber texture and RE texture.•TKD plus quasi-in-situ TEM examinations...
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...
Lightweighting of a hybrid transmission housing by replacing ADC12 with AZ91D magnesium alloy
December 2026
•Engineering replacement of die-cast ADC12 hybrid transmission housings with AZ91D magnesium alloy achieved a 20% mass reduction (28.9–23.1 kg).•CAE evaluation of the direct-substituted AZ91D design...