Magnesium technology 2011 : proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Magnesium Committee of the Light Metals Division of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)), held during the TMS 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, California, USA,

The Magnesium Technology Symposium, which takes place every year at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists in the world. Papers are presented in all aspects of the field, ranging from primary production to applications to recycling. Moreover, papers explore everything from basic research findings to industrialization. **Magnesium Technology 2011** covers a broad spectrum of current topics, including alloys and their properties; cast products and processing; wrought products and processing; forming, joining, and machining; corrosion and surface finishing; ecology; and structural applications. In addition, you'll find coverage of new and emerging applications in such areas as biomedicine and hydrogen storage. Opening Session. Magnesium in North America: A Changing Landscape / Susan Slade Global Magnesium Research: State-of-the-Art and What's Next? / Karl Ulrich Kainer Environmental Challenges for the Magnesium Industry / Robert E Brown Predicting Mg Strength from First-principles: Solid-solution Strengthening, Softening, and Cross-slip / Dallas R Trinkle, Joseph A Yasi, Louis G Hector Biodegradable Magnesium Implants How Do They Corrode in-vivo? / Frank Witte, Norbert Hort, Frank Feyerabend The Next Generation of Magnesium Based Material to Sustain the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Policy / F D'Errico, S Fare, G Garces Fracture Mechanism and Toughness in Fine- and Coarse-Grained Magnesium Alloys / Hidetoshi Somekawa, Alok Singh, Toshiji Mukai Primary Production: Characterization and Mechanical Performance. The Development of the Multipolar Magnesium Cell: A Case History of International Cooperation in a Competitive World / Olivo G Sivilotti Effect of KCl on Liquidus of LiF-MgF Molten Salts / Shaohua Yang, Fengli Yang, Xianwei Hu, Zhaowen Wang, Zhongning Shi, Bingliang Gao Efficiency and Stability of Solid Oxide Membrane Electrolyzers for Magnesium Production / E Gratz, S Pati, J Milshtein, A Powell, U Pal Magnesium Production by Vacuum Aluminothemic Reduction of A Mixture of Calcined Dolomite and Calcined Magnesite / Wen-xin Hu, Nai-xiang Feng, Yao-wu Wang, Zhi-hui Wang Multiphase Diffusion Study for Mg-Al Binary Alloy System / Young-Min Kim, Sazol Kumar Das, Manas Paliwal, In-Ho Jung Experiments and Modeling of Fatigue of an Extruded Mg AZ61 Alloy / JB Jordon, JB Gibson, MF Horstemeyer Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Die-Cast Mg Alloy AZ91 / Luke Rettberg, Warwick Anderson, J Wayne Jones Small Fatigue Crack Growth Observations in an Extruded Magnesium Alloy / JD Bernard, JB Jordon, MF Horstemeyer Applicability of Mg-Zn-(Y, Gd) Alloys for Engine Pistons / Kazutaka Okamoto, Masato Sasaki, Norikazu Takahashi, Qudong Wang, Yan Gao, Dongdi Yin, Changjiang Chen Compressive Creep Behaviour of Extruded Mg Alloys at 150 C / M Fletcher, L Bidder, D Sediako, R Klassen The Effect of Thermomechanical Processing on The Creep Behavior and Fracture Toughness of Thixomolded ơ Am60 Alloy / Z Chen, J Huang, R Decker, S LeBeau, CJ Boehlert Casting and Solidification. Simulation of Porosity and Hot Tears in a Squeeze Cast Magnesium Control Arm / KD Carlson, C Beckermann, J Jekl, R Berkmortel Dendritic Microstructure in Directional Solidification of Magnesium Alloys / Morteza Amoorezaei, Sebastian Gurevich, Nikolas Provatas Microstructures and Casting Defects of Magnesium Alloy Made by a New Type of Semisolid Injection Process / Yuichiro Murakami, Naoki Omura, Mingjun Li, Takuya Tamura, Shuji Tada, Kenji Miwa Macrostructure Evolution in Directionally Solidified Mg-RE Alloys / MA Salgado-Ordorica, W Punessen, S Yi, J Bohlen, KU Kainer, N Hort Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Cast Mg AZ31-B Alloy Produced by Magnetic Suspension Melting Process / NW Rimkus, ML Weaver, N El-Kaddah Investigations on Hot Tearing of Mg-Zn-(Al) Alloys / Le Zhou, Yuanding Huang, Pingli Mao, Karl Ulrich Kainer, Zheng Liu, Norbert Hort Proportional Strength-Ductility Relationship of Non-SF6 Diecast AZ91D Eco-Mg AlloysEstimation of Heat Transfer Coefficient in Squeeze Casting of Magnesium Alloy AM60 by Experimental / Shae K Kim Polynomial Extrapolation Method / Zhizhong Sun, Xiaoping Niu, Henry Hu Wide Strip Casting Technology of Magnesium Alloys / W-J Park, JJ Kim, IJ Kim, D Choo Microstructural Analysis of Segregated Area in Twin Roll Cast Mg Alloy Sheet / Jae Joong Kim, Woo-Jin Park, D Choo Development of the Electromagnetic Continuous Casting Technology for Mg Alloys / Joon-Pyo Park, Myoung-Gyun Kim, Jong-Ho Kim, Gyu-Chang Lee Alloy Design/Development; Grain Refinement and Severe Plastic Deformation. Effect of Zn/Gd Ratio on Phase Constitutions in Mg-Zn-Gd Alloys / S Zhang, GY Yuan, C Lu, WJ Ding Optimization of Magnesium-Aluminum-Tin Alloys for As-Cast Microstructure And Mechanical Properties / Xiaoyu Kang, Alan A Luo, Penghuai Fu, Zhenzhen Li, Tianyu Zhu, Liming Peng, Wenjiang Ding Thermodynamic Analysis of As-cast and Heat Treated Microstructures of Mg-Ce-Nd Alloys / Mark A Easton, Suming Zhu, Mark A Gibson, Jian-Feng Nie, Joachim Grabner, Artem Kozlov, Rainer Schmid-Fetzer Compressive Strength and Hot Deformation Behavior of TX32 Magnesium Alloy with 0.4% Al and 0.4% Si Additions / KP Rao, YVRK Prasad, K Suresh, C Dharmendra, N Hort, KU Kainer An Analysis of the Grain Refinement of Magnesium By Zirconium / P Saha, S Viswanathan Study on the Grain Refinement Behavior of Mg-Zr Master Alloy and Zr Containing Compounds in Mg-10Gd-3Y Magnesium Alloy / Guohua Wu, Ming Sun, Jichun Dai, Wenjiang Ding The Effect of Rare Earth Elements on the Texture and Formability of Shear Rolled Magnesium Sheet / D Randman, B Davis, ML Alderman, G Muralidharan, TR Muth, WH Peter, TR Watkins, OB Cavin Improvement of Strength and Ductility of Mg-Zn-Ca-Mn Alloy by Equal Channel Angular Pressing / LB Tong, MY Zheng, SW Xu, P Song, K Wu, S Kamado Deformation Behavior of a Friction Stir Processed Mg Alloy / Q Yang, S Mironov, YS Sato, K Okamoto Effect of Heat Index on Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Friction Stir Processed AZ31 / Wei Yuan, Rajiv S Mishra Strengthening Mg-Al-Zn Alloy by Repetitive Oblique Shear Strain / Toshiji Mukai, Hidetoshi Somekawa, Alok Singh, Tadanobu Inoue High-Temperature Alloys; High-Strength Alloys; Precipitation. Creep and Elemental Partitioning Behavior of Mg-Al-Ca-Sn Alloys with the Addition of Sr / Jessica R TerBush, Olivia H Chen, J Wayne Jones, Tresa M Pollock Effect of Mn Addition on Creep Property in Mg-Al-2Ca Systems / T Homma, S Nakawaki, K Oh-ishi, K Hono, S Kamado The Effect of Precipitate State on the Creep Performance of Mg-Sn Alloys / Mark Gibson, Xi-Ya Fang, Colleen Bettles, Christopher Hutchinson Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Zn-Y-M (M: Mixed RE) Alloys with LPSO Phase / Jonghyun Kim, Yoshihito Kawamura Application of Neutron Diffraction in Characterization of Texture Evolution During High-Temperature Creep in Magnesium Alloys / D Sediako, S Shook, S Vogel, A Sediako Improved Processing of Mg-Zn-Y Alloys Containing Quasicrystal Phase for Isotropie High Strength and Ductility / Alok Singh, Y Osawa, H Somekawa, T Mukai Precipitation Hardenable Mg-Ca-Al Alloys / J Jayaraj, C L Mendis, T Ohkubo, K Oh-ishi, K Hono Microstructure, Phase Evolution and Precipitation Strengthening of Mg-3.lNd-0.45Zr-0.25Zn Alloy / G Atiya, M Bamberger, A Katsman Precipitation Process in Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr-Gd/Y Alloy / JH Li, G Sha, P Schumacher, S P Ringer Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Twin-roll Cast Mg-2.4Zn-0.lAg-0.lCa-0.16Zr Alloy / CL Mendis, J H Bae, NJ Kim, K Hono The Solidification Microstructure and Precipitation Investigation of Magnesium-rich Alloys Containing Zn and Ce / Chuan Zhang, Alan A Luo, Y Austin Chang Deformation Mechanisms I. Crystal Plasticity Analysis on Compressive Loading of Magnesium with Suppression of Twinning / Tsuyoshi Mayama, Tetsuya Ohashi, Kenji Higashida, Yoshihito Kawamura Crystal Plasticity Modeling of Pure Magnesium Considering Volume Fraction of Deformation Twinning / Yuichi Tadano Nucleation Mechanism for Shuffling Dominated Twinning in Magnesium / Sungho Kim, H El Kadiri, M F Horstemeyer. On the Impact of Second Phase Particles on Twinning in Magnesium Alloys / MR Barnett, N Stanford, J Geng, J Robson Influence of Crystallographic Orientation on Twin Nucleation in Single Crystal Magnesium / CD Barrett, MA Tschopp, H El Kadiri, B Li Twinning Multiplicity in an AM30 Magnesium Alloy Under Uniaxial Compression / Q Ma, H El Kadiri, AL Oppedal, JC Baird, MF Horstemeyer Inhomogeneous Deformation of AZ31 Magnesium Sheet in Uniaxial Tension / Jidong Kang, David S Wilkinson, Raja K Mishra Limitation of Current Hardening Models in Predicting Anisotropy by Twinning in HCP Metals: Application to a Rod-textured AM30 Magnesium Alloy / A L Oppedal, H El Kadiri, C N Tom , J C Baird, S C Vogel, M F Horstemeyer Deformation Behavior of Mg from Micromechanics to Engineering Applications / E Lilleodden, J Mosler, M Homayonifar, M Nebebe, G Kim, N Huber Effect of Substituted Aluminum in Magnesium Tension Twin / KN Solanki, A Moitra, M Bhatia Deformation Mechanisms II: Formabilitv and Forming. Influence of Solute Cerium on the Deformation Behavior of an Mg-0.5wt.% Ce Alloy / L Jiang, JJ Jonas, R Mishra Texture Weakening Effect of Y in Mg-Zn-Y System / S A Farzadfar, M Sanjari, I-H Jung, E Essadiqi, S Yue In-Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy Comparison of Microstructure and Deformation Behavior between WE43-F and WE43-T5 Magnesium Alloys / Tomoko Sano, Jian Yu, Bruce Davis, Richard DeLorme, Kyu Cho A Molecular Dynamics Study of Fracture Behavior in Magnesium Single Crystal / Tian Tang, Sungho Kim, Mark F Horstemeyer, Paul Wang Microstructural Relationship in the Damage Evolution Process of an Az61 Magnesium Alloy / M Lugo, JB Jordon, M F Horstemeyer, M A Tschopp Formabi Hty Enhancement in Hot Extruded Magnesium Alloys / Raja K Mishra, Anil K Gupta, Rajiv Sikand, Anil K Sachdev, Li Jin Deformation and Evolution of Microstructure and Texture during High Speed Heavy Rolling of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Sheet / Tetsuo Sakai, Akinori Hashimoto, Go Hamada, Hiroshi Utsunomiya FormabiHty of Magnesium Sheet ZE10 and AZ31 with Respect to Initial Texture / Lennart Stutz, Jan Bohlen, Dietmar Letzig, Karl Ulrich Kainer Hot Workability of Alloy WE43 Examined using Hot Torsion Testing / F John Polesak, Bruce Davis, Rick DeLorme, Sean R Agnew Enhancement of Superplastic Forming Limit of Magnesium Sheets by Counter-Pressurizing / Wonkyu Bang, Hyun-Seok Lee, Hyung-Lae Kim, Young-Won Chang Microstructural Evolution during Roller Hemming of AZ31 Magnesium Sheet / Amanda Levinson, Raja K Mishra, John Carsley, Roger D Doherty, Surya R Kalidindi The Warm Forming Performance of Mg Sheet Materials / P E Krajewski, PA Friedman, J Singh New Applications (Biomedical and Other). Current Research Activities of Biomedical Mg Alloys in China / Yufeng Zheng Design Considerations for Developing Biodegradable Magnesium Implants / Harpreet S Brar, Benjamin G Keselowsky, Malisa Sarntinoranont, Michele V Manuel Coating Systems for Magnesium-Based Biomaterials State of the Art / J Waterman, MP Staiger. Corrosion, Surface Modification and Biocompatibility of Mg and Mg Alloys / Sannakaisa Virtanen, Ben Fabry Magnesium Alloys For Bioabsorbable Stents: A Feasibility Assessment / Charles Z Deng, Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Steve R Larsen, Dennis A Boismer, Jon S Stinson, Adrienne K Hotchkiss, Eric M Petersen, Jan Weber, Torsten Scheuermann Processing Aspects of Magnesium Alloy Stent Tube / RJ Werkhoven, WH Sillekens, JBJM van Lieshout Ballistic Analysis of New Military Grade Magnesium Alloys for Armor Applications / Tyrone L Jones, Katsuyoshi Kondoh MgAlIntermetallic Prepared by Bulk Mechanical Alloying / Kenji Sakuragi, Masashi Sato, Takamitsu Honjo, Toshiro Kuji Corrosion Behaviour of Mg Alloys in Various Basic Media: Application of Waste Encapsulation of Fuel Decanning from UNGG Nuclear Reactor / David Lambertin, Fabien Frizon, Adrien Blachere, Florence Bart Advanced Materials and Processing. Characterization of Hot Extruded Mg/SiC Nanocomposites Fabricated by Casting / Sunya Nimityongskul, Noe Alba-Baena, Hongseok Choi, Milton Jones, Tom Wood, Mahi Sahoo, Roderic Lakes, Sindo Kou, Xiaochun Li Effects of Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of As-Cast Mg-12wt.% Al-0.2wt.% Mn Nanocomposites / Hongseok Choi, Hiromi Konishi, Xiaochun Li Thermally-Stabilized Nanocrystalline Mg-Alloys / Suveen Mathaudhu, Laszlo Kecskes, Kristopher Darling TiNi Reinforced Magnesium Composites by Powder Metallurgy / Ziya Esen Nanocrystalline Mg-Matrix Composites with Ultrahigh Damping Properties / Babak Anasori, Shahram Amini, Volker Presser, Michel W Barsoum Effect of Fiber Reinforcement on Corrosion Resistance of Mg AM60 Alloy-based Composites in NaCl Solutions / Qiang Zhang, Henry Hu The Production of Powder Metallurgy Hot Extruded Mg-Al-Mn-Ca Alloy with High Strength and Limited Anisotropy / Ayman Elsayed, Junko Umeda, Katsuyoshi Kondoh Thermal Effects of Calcium and Yttrium Additions on the Sintering of Magnesium Powder / Paul Burke, Chloe Petit, Sonia Yakoubi, Georges J Kipouros Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Solid State Recycled Mg Alloy Chips / Kunio Matsuzaki, Youichi Murakoshi, Toru Shimizu Corrosion and Coatings. Salt Spray Corrosion of Mechanical Junctions of Magnesium Castings / Sabrina Grassini, Paolo Matteis, Giorgio Scavino, Marco Rossetto, Donato Firrao Comparing the Corrosion Effects of Two Environments on As-Cast and Extruded Magnesium Alloys / HJ Martin, C Walton, J Danzy, A Hicks, MF Horstemeyer, PT Wang Influence of Lanthanum Concentration on the Corrosion Behaviour of Binary Mg-La Alloys / Rosario Silva Campos, Daniel H øche, Carsten Blawert, Karl Ulrich Kainer Cryogenic Burnishing of AZ31B Mg Alloy for Enhanced Corrosion Resistance / Z Pu, G-L Song, S Yang, OW Dillon, D A Puleo, IS Jawahir Advanced Conversion Coatings for Magnesium Alloys / Syam Nibhanupudi, Alp Manavbasi Development of Zirconium-based Conversion Coatings for the Pretreatment of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy Prior to Electrocoating / James Reck, Yar-Ming Wang, Hong-Hsiang (Harry) Kuo. Use of an AC/DC/AC Electrochemical Technique to Assess the Durability of Protection Systems for Magnesium Alloys / Sen Song, Robert C McCune, Weidian Shen, Yar-Ming Wang Effects of Oxidation Time on Micro-arc Oxidized Coatings of Magnesium Alloy AZ91D in Aluminate Solution / Weiyi Mu, Zhengxian Li, Jihong Du, Ruixue Luo, Zhengping Xi Composite Coatings Combining PEO layer and EPD Layer on Magnesium Alloy / Yongfeng Jiang, Yefeng Bao, Ke Yang Poster Session. Growth Kinetics of?-AlMg and AlMg Intermetallic Phases in Mg vs. Al Diffusion Coupes / Sarah Brennan, Katrina Bermudez, Nagraj Kulkarni, Yongho Sohn Development and Characterization of New AZ41 and AZ51 Magnesium Alloys / Md Ershadul Alam, Samson Han, Abdelmagid Salem Hamouda, Quy Bau Nguyen, Manoj Gupta Engineering a More Efficient Zirconium Grain Refiner For Magnesium / S Viswanathan, P Saha, D Foley, K T Hartwig Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-l.7Y-l.2Zn Sheet Processed by Hot Rolling and Friction Stir Processing / V Jain, JQ Su, RS Mishra, R Verma, A Javaid, M Aljarrah, E Essadiqi The Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast Mg-5Sn Based Alloys / M Keyvani, R Mahmudi, G Nayyeri Effect of Cooling Rate and Chemical Modification on the Tensile Properties of Mg-5wt. % Si Alloy / Farshid Mirshahi, Mahmood Meratian, Mohsen Mohammadi Zahrani, Ehsan Mohammadi Zahrani On Predicting the Channel Die Compression Behavior of HCP Magnesium AM30 using Crystal Plasticity FEM / Q Ma, EB Marin, A Antonyraj, Y Hammi, H El Kadiri, PT Wang, MF Horstemeyer Investigation of Microhardness and Microstructure of AZ31 Alloy after High-Pressure Torsion / Jitka Vr tn , Milo ́Janecek, Josef Strsky, Hyoung Seop Kim, Eun-Yoo Yoon Plastic Deformation of Magnesium Alloy Subjected to Compression-First Cyclic Loading / Soo Yeol Lee, Michael A Gharghouri, John H Root Microstructure Evolution in AZ61L During TTMP and Subsequent Annealing Treatments / TD Berman, W Donlon, R Decker, J Huang, TM Pollock, JW Jones Modeling the Corrosive Effects of Various Magnesium Alloys Exposed to Two Saltwater Environments / HJ Martin, C Walton, J Danzy, A Hicks, MF Horstemeyer, PT Wang Corrosion Performance of Mg-Ti Alloys Synthesized by Magnetron Sputtering / Zhenqing Xu, Guang-Ling Song, Daad Haddad Structure and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium-Titanium Solid Solution Thin Film Alloys Prepared by Magnetron-sputter Deposition / Daad Haddad, GuangLing Song, Yang Tse Cheng Effect of Adding SiO-AlO Sol into Anodizing Bath on Corrosion Resistance of Oxidation Film on Magnesium Alloy / Huicong Liu, Liqun Zhu, Weiping Li Monotonie and Fatigue Behavior of Mg Alloy in Friction Stir Spot Welds: An International Benchmark Test in the Ḿagnesium Front End Research and Development ́Project / H Badarinarayan, SB Behravesh, SD Bhole, DL Chen, J Grantham, MF Horstemeyer, H Jahed, JB Jordon, S Lambert, HA Patel, X Su, Y Yang Addendum. Controlling the Biodegradation Rate of Magnesium-Based Implants through Surface Nanocrystallization Induced by Cryogenic Machining Implants through Surface Nanocrystallization Induced by Cryogenic Machining / Z Pu, D A Puleo, OW Dillon, IS Jawahir Author Index Subject Index.