Magnesium Technology 2012 : proceedings of symposium sponsored by the Magnesium Committee of the Light Metals Division of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), held during TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Orlando, Flordia, USA, March 11-15,

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. Front Matter....Pages ii-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Magnesium Alloy Development using Phase Equilibria Computation and Microstructure Validation....Pages 3-3 Atoms-to-Grains Corrosion Modeling for Magnesium Alloys....Pages 5-9 Solid State Joining of Magnesium to Steel....Pages 11-16 Grain Evolution during High Temperature Necking of Magnesium Alloys....Pages 17-21 Production of wide shear-rolled magnesium sheet for part forming....Pages 23-28 Front Matter....Pages 29-29 Carbothermal Production of Magnesium: Csiro’s MagsonicTM Process....Pages 31-35 MagsonicTM Carbothermal Technology Compared with the Electrolytic and Pidgeon Processes....Pages 37-41 Scaling-Up Solid Oxide Membrane Electrolysis Technology for Magnesium Production....Pages 43-48 Fluid Bed Dehydration of Magnesium Chloride....Pages 49-53 Demonstration of Solar-Pumped Laser-Induced Magnesium Production form Magnesium Oxide....Pages 55-58 Molten Salt Electrolysis of MgCl2 in a Cell with Rapid Chlorine Removal Feature....Pages 59-62 Preparation of aluminum-magnesium alloy from magnesium oxide in RECl3-KCl-MgCl2 electrolyte by molten salts electrolysis method....Pages 63-66 Experimental Study on Magnesium Extracted from Ascharite Mineral by Aluminium....Pages 67-69 Electrochemical investigation on chlorine and electrolyte intercalation into graphite anodes during magnesium electrolysis process....Pages 71-73 Optimization of Preparation for Magnesium Oxide by Calcination from Basic Magnesium Carbonate Using Response Surface Methodology....Pages 75-79 Front Matter....Pages 81-81 An Elasto-Plastic Micromechanical Method for Twin Driven Plasticity....Pages 83-86 Anomalous Twin Bands in AZ31 Magnesium Sheet Bending....Pages 87-92 Formation of Nano-Scale Twins and Low Angle Grain Boundaries during Fracture of a Fine Grained Magnesium Alloys....Pages 93-97 Tensile and Creep Deformation Mechanisms in Rolled AZ31....Pages 99-104 Structural Origin of Reversible Twinning, Non-Schmid Effect, Incoherent Twin Boundaries and Texture in Hexagonal Close-Packed Metals....Pages 105-110 Front Matter....Pages 81-81 Length Changes in Extruded Magnesium Alloy Bars Under Large Strain Free-End Torsion....Pages 111-116 Nano-Indentation Studies of Twinned Magnesium Single Crystals....Pages 117-119 Non-Basal Textures in Magnesium Alloy Strips Produced by Extrusion-Machining....Pages 121-125 The Elasto-Plastic Transition in Magnesium Alloys....Pages 127-131 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 Twin Roll Casting of Thin AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Strip with Uniform Microstructure and Chemistry....Pages 135-140 Mathematical Modeling of the Twin Roll Casting Process for AZ31 Magnesium Alloy - Effect of Set-Back Distance....Pages 141-144 Intermetallic Phase Formation and Growth in the Mg-Y System....Pages 145-148 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High Pressure Die Cast AM50 Magnesium Alloy Containing Ce....Pages 149-154 Melt Conditioned DC (MC-DC) Casting of Magnesium Alloys....Pages 155-160 Effect of the Solidification Rate on Microstructure of Cast Mg Alloys at Low Superheat....Pages 161-164 Impact and Energy Dissipation Characteristics of Squeeze and Die Cast Magnesium Alloy AM60....Pages 165-168 Sliding Wear Behaviour of Squeeze Cast Magnesium Composite AM60-9% (Al2O3)f....Pages 169-174 Solidification Studies of Mg-Al Binary Alloys....Pages 175-178 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Age hardening behavior of Mg-1.2Sn-1.7Zn alloy containing Al....Pages 181-185 Effect of Nano-Alumina and Copper Micron Size Particulates on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Alloy AZ31....Pages 187-189 Evaluating the effect of pre-ageing deformation on β′ precipitate size and distribution in Mg-Zn(-Y) Alloys....Pages 191-196 Effect of Zinc Content on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Extruded Mg-Zn-Y-La Alloys with LPSO Phase....Pages 197-199 Effect of Ca Addition on the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of AZ51/1.5Al2O3 Magnesium Nanocomposite....Pages 201-206 Effect of Zn Concentration and Grain Size on Prismatic Slip in Mg-Zn Binary Alloys....Pages 207-211 Effects of Ca on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of ZA62 Alloys....Pages 213-216 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Mechanical Properties and High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Mg-Al-Zn-Ca-Y Magnesium Alloys....Pages 217-219 Effects of Si on microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-5Sn-2Sr alloy....Pages 221-225 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 “Electroless” E-Coating for Magnesium Alloys....Pages 229-234 The Influence of Galvanic Current on Cerium-Based Conversion Coatings on Mg, Al, and Galvanized Steel Couples....Pages 235-239 Effect of Sn4+ Additives on the Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Anodic Coating Formed on AZ31 Magnesium Alloy in Alkaline Solution....Pages 241-245 Effect of Thickness on the Morphology and Corrosion Behavior of Cerium-Based Conversion Coatings on AZ31B Magnesium Alloy....Pages 247-251 Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of as-cast and Extruded MG10GD alloy for Biomedical Application....Pages 253-259 Corrosion Behavior of Various Steels by AZ31 Magnesium Melt....Pages 261-264 Corrosion of Ultrasonic spot Welded Joints of Magnesium to Steel....Pages 265-269 Effect of some Microstructural Parameters on the Corrosion Resistance of Magnesium Alloys....Pages 271-276 Influence of Aluminum Content on Corrosion Resistance of Mg-Al Alloys Containing Copper and Zinc....Pages 277-280 Front Matter....Pages 281-281 Effect of rolling temperature on the AZ31B magnesium alloy microstructure....Pages 283-287 Hot Formability Curves for Four AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Sheets Obtained by the Pneumatic Stretching Test....Pages 289-294 Texture evolution during hot deformation processing of Mg-3Sn-2Ca-0.4Al Alloy....Pages 295-300 The effects of strain and stress state in hot forming of mg AZ31 sheet....Pages 301-306 Effect of Strain Rate on Dynamic Recrystallization in a Magnesium Alloy Under Compression at High Temperature....Pages 307-310 Effect of Strain Rate on the Kinetics of Hot Deformation of AZ31 with Different Initial Texture....Pages 311-316 Precipitation behaviour of micro-alloyed Mg-AL-CA alloys during heat treatment and hot compression....Pages 317-322 Diffusion couple investigation of the Mg-Zn system....Pages 323-327 Biaxial Deformation Behavior of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy at High Temperatures....Pages 329-332 Front Matter....Pages 333-333 Microstructure Modeling of Magnesium Alloys for Engineering Property Prediction....Pages 335-337 Microstructure Modification and Deformation Behavior of Fine Grained AZ61L Sheet Produced by Thixomolding® and Thermomechanical Processing....Pages 339-344 Development of High Strength and Toughness Magnesium Alloy by Grain Boundary Control....Pages 345-347 Effects of Direct Extrusion Process on Microstructure, Texture Evolution and Yield Strength of Magnesium Alloy AZ31....Pages 349-354 Comparison of Tensile Properties and Crystallographic Textures of Three Magnesium Alloy Sheets....Pages 355-360 Strain Hardening of ZK60 Magnesium Alloys....Pages 361-364 Strain-Rate Effects of Sand-Cast and Die-Cast Magnesium Alloys under Compressive Loading....Pages 365-370 Mechanical Properties of Mg Alloys AMX602 and AZXE7111 under Quasi-Static and Dynamic Loading....Pages 371-375 Front Matter....Pages 383-383 The Effect of Friction Stir Processing on Microstructure and Tensile Behavior of Thixomolded AZ91 Magnesium Alloy....Pages 391-396 Effect of Weld Structure on Fatigue Life of Friction Stir Spot Welding in Magnesium AZ31 Alloy....Pages 397-402 Effect of Corrosion on the Tensile Properties of Friction-Stir Welded AZ31B Sheet....Pages 403-408 On the Effect of Ti2AlC on the Formation of Thermally Stable Mg Nano Grains....Pages 409-412 Experimental Investigations into the Deformation Behavior of Thixo-Molded Mg AZ61L Sheet Alloy....Pages 413-418 Effects of High-temperature Shot Peening on Surface Characteristics and Fatigue Properties of Forged AZ31 Magnesium Alloys....Pages 419-422 Solid Solution Hardening Effect of Aluminum on the Creep Deformaton of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy....Pages 423-426 Front Matter....Pages 427-427 Enhancement of Strength and Ductility of Mg96Zn2Y2 Rolled Sheet by Controlling Structure and Plastic Deformation....Pages 429-432 Microstructural Characteristics of High Rate Plastic Deformation in ElektronTM WE43 Magnesium Alloy....Pages 433-438 Microstructure and Mechanial Properties of As-extruded Mg-Sn-Al-Zn Alloys....Pages 439-442 Tensile Properties Of Three Preform-Annealed Magnesium Alloy Sheets....Pages 443-448 The Role of Intermetallics on Creep Behaviour of Extruded Magnesium Alloys....Pages 449-454 Front Matter....Pages 427-427 High Performance MG-System Alloys For Weight Saving Applications: First Year Results From The Green Metallurgy EU Project....Pages 455-459 Effect of Extrusion Conditions on Microstructure and Texture of Mg-1% Mn and Mg-1% Mn-1.6% Sr Alloys....Pages 461-464 Microstructural Characterization of Homogenised and Aged Mg-Gd-Nd-Zn-Y-Zr Alloys....Pages 465-468 On the Deformed Microstructure of Rolled Mg-2.9Y....Pages 469-473 Front Matter....Pages 475-475 In-Vitro Corrosion Studies of Bioabsorbable Alloys....Pages 477-482 High-Capacity Hydrogen-Based Green-Energy Storage Solutions For The Grid Balancing....Pages 483-488 Reaction Sintering of Mg2Si Thermoelectric Materials by Microwave Irradiation....Pages 489-492 Charge-Discharge Mechanism of MgC powders and Mg-Li Alloy Thin Film Materials....Pages 493-497 Control of Yttrium Diffusion out of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia during SOM Electrolysis for Magnesium Production....Pages 499-503 Study on the Thermodynamic and Experimental Carbothermic Reduction of Garnierite....Pages 505-510 Mechanism of Carbothermic Reduction of Magnesia and Reversion Reaction....Pages 511-516 Front Matter....Pages 517-517 Combination of Cooling Curve and Micro-Chemical Phase Analysis of Rapidly Quenched Magnesium AM60B Alloy....Pages 519-524 Effects of Friction Stir Process on the Tensile Properties of AZ61 Magnesium Alloy at Room Temperature to 200 °C....Pages 525-529 Magnesium Recycling of Partially Oxidized, Mixed Magnesium-Aluminum Scrap through Combined Refining and Solid Oxide Membrane (SOM) Electrolysis Processes....Pages 531-535 Microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-5Sn-5Zn-xCa alloys....Pages 537-541 Phase dissolution of γ-Mg17Al12 during homogenization of as-cast AZ80 Magnesium alloy and its effect on room temperature mechanical properties....Pages 543-548 Precipitate Formation and Grain Refinement of MG-AL-SN Alloy during Hot Deformation....Pages 549-554 The effect of precipitation on the mechanical properties of extruded AZ80....Pages 555-559 Influence of Section Thickness on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Squeeze Cast Magnesium Alloy AM60....Pages 561-564 Back Matter....Pages 565-571