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The role of the magnesium industry in protecting the environment
Eli Aghion,B Bronfin,Dan Eliezer +2 more
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In this paper, a review and evaluation of magnesium use and applications in the transportation industry that can significantly contribute to the environmental conservation is presented, which relates to the basic characteristics of magnesium being 35% lighter than aluminum and is used as structural material for vehicles and aerospace applications.About:
This article is published in Journal of Materials Processing Technology.The article was published on 2001-11-23. It has received 394 citations till now.read more
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Magnesium and its alloys applications in automotive industry
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed and evaluated the applications of magnesium in the automotive industry that can significantly contribute to greater fuel economy and environmental conservation, and concluded that reasonable prices and improved properties of Mg and its alloys will lead to massive use of magnesium.
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Mechanical response and texture evolution of AZ31 alloy at large strains for different strain rates and temperatures
TL;DR: In this paper, the texture properties of AZ31 Mg sheet were measured under different loadings along rolling direction (RD), 45° to rolling direction, 90° to roll direction (TD), and normal to the sheet (ND) to large strains.
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A review on the effect of rare-earth elements on texture evolution during processing of magnesium alloys
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors take a look back at different paradigms held for the action of rare-earth additions, and examine key facts that may reconcile controversies, identifying critical gaps and suggest venues to overcome them.
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Growth of ceramic coatings on AZ91D magnesium alloys by micro-arc oxidation in aluminate–fluoride solutions and evaluation of corrosion resistance
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of applied current densities, concentration and constituents of the electrolyte as well as treatment time on micro-arc oxidization process was investigated, respectively; surface morphology and phase structure were analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD).
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A electro-deposition process for fabrication of biomimetic super-hydrophobic surface and its corrosion resistance on magnesium alloy
TL;DR: In this article, a super-hydrophobic surface with self-cleaning was successfully deposited on AZ91D magnesium alloy by the nickel plating process, and the surface morphologies, chemical composition, wettability and corrosion resistance were characterized by means of SEM, FT-IR, water contact angle and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements.
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Cast magnesium alloys for elevated temperature applications
Alan A. Luo,M. O. Pekguleryuz +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the alloy development, microstructure, properties and uses of cast magnesium alloys for elevated temperature applications are reviewed, and the alloying principles and strengthening mechanisms of magnesium are discussed to identify the potential alloy systems for automotive and aerospace industries.