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Current Research and Future Prospect on Low-Alloyed High-Performance Wrought Magnesium Alloys

  • Huiyuan WANG ,
  • Nan XIA ,
  • Ruyu BU ,
  • Cheng WANG ,
  • Min ZHA ,
  • Zhizheng YANG
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  • Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
YANG Zhizheng, Tel: (0431)85095415, E-mail: yangzz@jlu.edu.cn
WANG Huiyuan, professor, Tel: (0431)85095415, E-mail: wanghuiyuan@jlu.edu.cn

Received date: 2021-08-20

  Revised date: 2021-09-19

  Online published: 2021-09-26

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National Natural Science Foundation of China(U19A2084)

Abstract

Wrought magnesium alloys have a wide range of applications by controlling the microstructure and optimizing the deformation process to improve the mechanical properties. Low-alloyed magnesium alloys have great advantages in formability, corrosion resistance, and light weight. Moreover, low alloying and high performance have become important trends in the development of wrought magnesium alloys. This study reviews the research progress of low-alloyed, high-strength, high-plasticity, and superplastic wrought magnesium alloys regarding alloy composition design, strengthening and toughening mechanisms, and processing technology. From the perspective of improving production efficiency and expanding application scope, the development trend of low-alloyed wrought magnesium alloys is proposed.

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Huiyuan WANG , Nan XIA , Ruyu BU , Cheng WANG , Min ZHA , Zhizheng YANG . Current Research and Future Prospect on Low-Alloyed High-Performance Wrought Magnesium Alloys[J]. Acta Metall Sin, 2021 , 57(11) : 1429 -1437 . DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2021.00347

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