Processing and Characterization of Magnesium-Based Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Owing to their light weight and high specific strength, Mg-based alloys are considered as substitutes to their heavier counterparts in applications, where corrosion is nonrelevant and weight saving is of importance. Furthermore, due to the biocompatibility of Mg, some alloys with controlled corrosion rates are used as degradable implant material in the medical sector. The typical processing route of Mg parts incorporates a casting step and, subsequently, a thermo-mechanical treatment. In order to achieve the desired macroscopic properties and thus fulfill the service requirements, thorough knowledge of the relationship between the microstructure, the processing steps, and the resulting property profile is necessary. Modern characterization techniques allow for the monitoring of the microstructure evolution in situ. This provides more insight during solidification and under the following thermal and/or mechanical treatment as a function of processing parameters with the necessary time resolution. This Special Issue covers all the aspects of the characterization of solidification and processing of Mg-based materials. These include the in situ and ex situ experimental and computational investigations of metallurgical processes, phase-formation and transformations. Also included are the behavior under thermomechanical load of Mg, its alloys, and Mg matrix composites utilizing modern characterization and simulation techniques.

Dr. Domonkos Tolnai
Guest Editor

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