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High Strength Magnesium Alloys Through Precipitation Hardening and Micro Alloying: Considerations for Alloy Design

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Magnesium alloys are generally not age hardened due to low age-hardening response. Recent work shows that microalloying may be a path to develop high-strength precipitation-hardening magnesium alloys. Here, we provide examples where microalloying has been used to enhance the age-hardening response through an increase in number density and through modification of the precipitate orientation. Some important considerations when selecting microalloying elements for future alloy development are also discussed.

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    C. L. Mendis, K. U. Kainer & N. Hort

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Mendis, C.L., Kainer, K.U. & Hort, N. High Strength Magnesium Alloys Through Precipitation Hardening and Micro Alloying: Considerations for Alloy Design. JOM 67, 2427–2432 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-015-1561-y

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