Magnesium Alloys and Technologies 352730570X, 9783527305704, 9783527605965

Table of contents :
Magnesium Proceedings of the 6th International Conference Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications......Page 4
Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Microstructural Design for Enhanced Elevated Temperature Properties in Sand-castable Magnesium Alloys......Page 28
Thermodynamic Database for Mg-alloys: Progress and Application to Mg-Al-Ca-Si Alloy Development......Page 39
Development of the new Creep Resistant Alloy AS31......Page 45
Phase Formation, Precipitation and Strengthening Mechanisms in Mg-Zn-Sn Alloys......Page 52
Die Casting for High Performance – Focus on Alloy Development......Page 58
New Mg-Alloys for the Thixomolding™ Process......Page 64
Structure and Morphology of Effective Obstacles in High Performance Mg – Rare Earth Base Alloys......Page 70
Regularities in the Phase Diagrams and Behavior During Aging of the Ternary Mg-Base Alloys Containing Two Rare-Earth Metals of Different Subgroups......Page 76
Development of New Magnesium Alloys for Advanced Applications......Page 82
Creep Resistance and Creep Kinetics of Mg-alloys......Page 89
Creep Behaviour of MgZnRE Alloys Formed by Semi-Solid-Casting......Page 95
Creep Resistant Magnesium Alloys for Powertrain Applications......Page 101
Russian Ultralight Constructional Mg–Li Alloys. Their Structure, Properties, Manufacturing, Applications......Page 121
The Effect of Grain Size on the Mechanical Properties of AM-SC1......Page 127
Thermal Properties of Mg-Li and Mg-Li-Al Alloys......Page 133
Designing for Improved Creep Resistance in the RE – Free Magnesium Alloys......Page 137
Ageing Characteristics and Creep Resistance of Mg-Y-Nd-Sc-Mn Alloy......Page 143
Deformation Behaviour of Mg-Li-Al Alloys at Room and Elevated Temperatures......Page 149
The Effect of Grain Size on the Bolt Load Retention Behaviour of AMC-SC1......Page 155
High Temperature Behaviour of a new Mg-Ca-Zn Alloy......Page 161
Investigation of die Cast Mg-Al Alloys with Additions of Sn, Si and Sb......Page 167
An Electron Microscopy Investigation on as-cast AZ91D Alloy Modified with Nitrogen......Page 177
Recrystallization Behaviour of Four Magnesium Alloys......Page 185
Dynamic Recrystallization of Mg-3Al-1Zn......Page 191
Mechanical Properties and Formability of PM Mg-Al Based Alloys......Page 197
Corrosion Properties of Conversion Plasma Coated Magnesium Alloys......Page 203
The effect of variations in Melt Temperature on the Grain Structures in an AM60 die Casting......Page 209
Microstructural Characterisation of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy......Page 217
Microstructural Changes of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy After Heat Treatment......Page 223
Microstructure of Ultra Fine Grained Mg and Mg-10 wt.% Gd Prepared by High-Pressure Torsion......Page 229
Development of New Grain Structure and Tensile Properties Improving in a Hot Pressed and ECAP Processed ZK60 Magnesium Alloy......Page 235
Texture Formation and Texture Modelling of AZ31 Magnesium Wrought Alloy......Page 241
Texture Development of AM20 Tensile Samples Under Load......Page 247
Strengthening Phases in Extruded Quasicrystal Containing Mg-Zn-Y Alloys......Page 253
Grain Structure Characterization of AM60 Die Castings by Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) Measurements in SEM......Page 259
Possibilities of ECAP of Magnesium Alloy......Page 263
Electron Probe Micro Analysis of Sedimented Zirconium Particles in Magnesium......Page 269
Superplasticity in Hot-rolled Magnesium Alloy AZ31 Sheets......Page 275
Extrusion of Magnesium Profiles and Microstructure Characterization......Page 281
Investigating the Plastic Deformation Behaviour of Magnesium Alloy AZ31 by Plane Strain Forging of U and H Sections......Page 287
Application of Isothermal Rolling for Improvement of Sheet Formability of a Magnesium Alloy......Page 293
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