Essential Readings in Magnesium Technology

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Magnesium Industry Growth in the 1990 Period....Pages 3-12
The Magnesium Industry Today…The Global Perspective....Pages 13-18
Advances in Manufacturing Processes for Magnesium Alloys....Pages 19-24
Materials Comparison and Potential Applications of Magnesium in Automobiles....Pages 25-34
Summary of “Magnesium Vision 2020: A North American Automotive Strategic Vision for Magnesium”....Pages 35-40
Magnesium Front End Research and Development: A Canada-China-USA Collaboration....Pages 41-48
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering for Magnesium in Automotive Body Applications....Pages 49-54
A Lightweight Automobile Body Concept Featuring Ultra-Large, Thin-Wall Structural Magnesium Castings....Pages 55-63
Magnesium Castings in Aeronautics Applications — Special Requirements....Pages 65-69
Magnesium Alloys in U.S. Military Applications: Past, Current and Future Solutions....Pages 71-76
High-Capacity Hydrogen-Based Green-Energy Storage Solutions for the Grid Balancing....Pages 77-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-84
History of Primary Magnesium Since World War II....Pages 85-87
Lloyd M. Pidgeon — Magnesium Pioneer....Pages 89-91
Magnesium Electrolysis — A Monopolar Viewpoint....Pages 93-96
Magnesium Electrolytic Production Process....Pages 97-100
Pilot Experiments of Magnesia Direct Electryolysis in a 5KA Magnesium Reduction Cell....Pages 101-105
Cathode Wetting Studies in Magnesium Electrolysis....Pages 107-112
The Pidgeon Process in China and Its Future....Pages 113-116
Vertical Larger-Diameter Vacuum Retort Magnesium Reduction Furnace....Pages 117-119
Magnesium Production by Vacuum Aluminothermic Reduction of a Mixture of Calcined Dolomite and Calcined Magnesite....Pages 121-125
Front Matter....Pages 83-84
Carbothermal Production of Magnesium: Csiro’s Magsonic™ Process....Pages 127-131
Front Matter....Pages 133-134
The use of SO2 as a Cover Gas for Molten Magnesium....Pages 135-139
An Improved Process for the Production of Magnesium....Pages 141-144
Effect of Ca(OH)2 on Oxidation and Ignition Resistances of Pure Mg....Pages 145-149
A New Conti-Process for the Fluxless Recycling of High Purity Magnesium....Pages 151-155
Innovative Vacuum Distillation for Magnesium Recycling....Pages 157-162
A Numerical Understanding of Vertical Magnesium Thermal Reduction Processes....Pages 163-167
A Comparison of the Greenhouse Impacts of Magnesium Produced By Electrolytic and Pidgeon Processes....Pages 169-174
Life Cycle Environmental Impact of Magnesium Automotive Components....Pages 175-180
Solubility of Fluorine in Molten Magnesium....Pages 181-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-186
Castability of Magnesium Alloys....Pages 187-192
Solidification of Cast Magnesium Alloys....Pages 193-198
Solidification and Microstructure of Mg — Al — (Ca, Sr, Ce, La) Ternary Alloys....Pages 199-204
Hot Cracking Susceptibility of Binary Mg-Al Alloys....Pages 205-209
Phenomena of Formation of Gas Induced Shrinkage Porosity in Pressure Die-Cast Mg-Alloys....Pages 211-216
The Role of Microstructure and Porosity in Ductility of Die Cast AM50 and AM60 Magnesium Alloys....Pages 217-222
Semisolid Processing and Its Application to Magnesium Alloys....Pages 223-226
Fatigue Behavior of Thixomolded® Magnesium AZ91D Using Ultrasonic Techniques....Pages 227-232
Development of Wrought Mg Alloys Via Strip Casting....Pages 233-238
Development of 1500mm Wide Wrought Magnesium Alloys by Twin Roll Casting Technique in Turkey....Pages 239-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-246
Grain Refinement of Magnesium....Pages 247-254
Preliminary Investigation on the Grain Refinement Behavior of ZrB2 Particles in Mg-Al Alloys....Pages 255-261
Solid Solution Effects on the Tensile Behaviour of Concentrated Mg-Zn Alloys....Pages 263-267
Age hardening behavior of Mg-1.2Sn-1.7Zn alloy containing Al....Pages 269-273
The Relationship Between Microstructure and Creep Behavior in AE42 Magnesium Die Casting Alloy....Pages 275-281
Development of Creep Resistant Mg-Al-Sr Alloys....Pages 283-289
Phase Transformation and Creep of Mg-Al-Ca Based Die-Cast Alloys....Pages 291-296
Magnesium Diecasting Alloys for High Temperature Applications....Pages 297-303
Fire-Proof Evaluation of CaO Added Mg-3Al, Mg-6Al, and Mg-9Al Mg Cast Products....Pages 305-312
The Role of Rare Earth Elements in Structure and Property Control of Magnesium Die Casting Alloys....Pages 313-318
Directionally controlled precipitation on twin-boundaries in Mg-Zn-Y alloys....Pages 319-324
Applicability of Mg -Zn-(Y, Gd) Alloys for Engine Pistons....Pages 325-330
Front Matter....Pages 331-332
Deformation Mechanisms of AZ31 Magnesium alloy....Pages 333-338
Constitutive Behavior of Wrought Magnesium Alloy AZ61....Pages 339-344
The Evolution of In-Grain Misorientation Axes (IGMA) During Deformation of Wrought Magnesium Alloy AZ31....Pages 345-349
Plastic Anisotropy of Magnesium Alloy AZ31B Sheet....Pages 351-356
Formability of Magnesium Sheet ZE10 and AZ31 with Respect to Initial Texture....Pages 357-362
Influence of Cerium on Texture and Ductility of Magnesium Extrusions....Pages 363-368
The Hot Working Flow Stress and Microstructure in Magnesium AZ31....Pages 369-374
The High Strain Rate Deformation Behavior of High Purity Magnesium and AZ31B Magnesium Alloy....Pages 375-380
Front Matter....Pages 331-332
Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Tubes....Pages 381-387
Heated Hydro-Mechanical Deep Drawing of Magnesium Sheet Metal....Pages 389-393
Non-Basal Textures in Magnesium Alloy Strips Produced by Extrusion-Machining....Pages 395-399
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
Design Magnesium Alloys: How Computational Thermodynamics Can Help....Pages 403-410
A Thermodynamic Database for Magnesium Alloys....Pages 411-414
Computational Thermodynamics and Experimental Investigation of Mg-Al-Ca Alloys....Pages 415-419
Computational Thermodynamics and Experimental Investigation of the Mg-Al-Ca-Sr Alloys....Pages 421-425
New Phases in Mg-Al-Ca System....Pages 427-432
Thermodynamic Database of Mg-Al-Ca-Sr: A Resource for Alloy Development and Improvement....Pages 433-436
The Mg-Al-Zn-Mn-Ca-Sr alloy system: Backbone of understanding phase formation in AXJ alloys and modifications of AZ and AM alloys with Ca or Sr....Pages 437-439
Thermodynamics and Constitution of Mg-Zn-Ce alloys....Pages 441-444
Modelling of the Thermo-Physical and Physical Properties for Solidification of Mg-Alloys....Pages 445-449
Constitution of Magnesium Alloys....Pages 451-456
Computer Modeling of DC Casting Magnesium Alloy WE43 Rolling Slabs....Pages 457-462
Magnesium for Crashworthy Components....Pages 463-466
Numerical Modelling of Large Strain Deformation in Magnesium....Pages 467-471
Atoms-to-Grains Corrosion Modeling for Magnesium Alloys....Pages 473-477
Effect of Substituted Aluminum in Magnesium Tension Twin....Pages 479-483
Front Matter....Pages 485-486
Friction Stir Welding of Magnesium Alloys....Pages 487-492
Welding and Weldability of AZ31B by Gas Tungsten Arc and Laser Beam Welding Processes....Pages 493-498
Front Matter....Pages 485-486
Microstructural and Mechanical Aspects of Reinforcement Welds for Lightweight Components Produced by Friction Hydro Pillar Processing....Pages 499-504
Solid State Joining of Magnesium to Steel....Pages 505-510
Elevated Temperature and Varied Load Response of AS41 at Bolted Joint....Pages 511-516
Structure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Weld Joints of Magnesium Alloy AZ31....Pages 517-521
Friction Stir Welding of Magnesium Die Castings....Pages 523-528
The Effect of Process Parameters and Tool Geometry on Thermal Field Development and Weld Formation in Friction Stir Welding of the Alloys AZ31 and AZ61....Pages 529-543
Friction Stir Welding of Magnesium Oil Pan....Pages 545-549
Fatigue Evaluation of Friction Stir Spot Welds in Magnesium Sheets....Pages 551-555
Monotonic and Fatigue Behavior of Mg Alloy Friction Stir Spot Welds: An International Benchmark Test in the “Magnesium Front End Research and Development” Project....Pages 557-562
Front Matter....Pages 563-564
An Hydrogen Evolution Method for the Estimation of the Corrosion Rate of Magnesium Alloys....Pages 565-572
A Novel Technique to Evaluate the Corrosion Behavior of Magnesium Alloys....Pages 573-579
Corrosion Phenomenon Evaluation of Mg Alloys using Surface Potential Difference Measured by SKPFM....Pages 581-584
Emerging Trends in Corrosion Protection of Magnesium Die-Castings....Pages 585-591
Evaluation of Corrosion Protection Methods for Magnesium Alloys in Automotive Applications....Pages 593-598
Advanced Conversion Coatings for Magnesium alloys....Pages 599-602
Improved Corrosion Performance of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy Coated with the Keronite™ Process....Pages 603-607
Adhesive Bonding and Corrosion Protection of a Die Cast Magnesium Automotive Door....Pages 609-615
Parametric Study of Laser Cladding of AS 21 Magnesium Alloy with Aluminium Silicon/Tungsten Carbide Powder....Pages 617-623
Corrosion, Surface Modification, and Biocompatibility of Mg and Mg Alloys....Pages 625-628
Back Matter....Pages 629-634