Super-formable pure magnesium at room temperature

Replacing steel or aluminium vehicle parts with magnesium would result in reduced emissions, but shaping magnesium without cracking remains challenging. Here, the authors successfully extrude and roll textured magnesium into ductile foil at low temperatures by activating intra-granular mechanisms.

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Main Authors: Zhuoran Zeng, Jian-Feng Nie, Shi-Wei Xu, Chris H. J. Davies, Nick Birbilis
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9acc293c1ebc416d91cce17984e341cb
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