Development and application of magnesium alloy parts for automotive OEMs: A review
January 2023
China is currently vigorously implementing the “energy conservation and emission reduction” and “dual carbon” strategies. As the most resource-advantaged light metal material in China, Magnesium (Mg)...
Applications of magnesium alloys for aerospace: A review
October 2023
•As the lightest structural material, the development of magnesium alloy in aerospace application is summarized. Adding alloying elements is one of the effective methods to improve the mechanical properties...
A review of wire-arc additive manufacturing magnesium alloys: parameters, microstructure, properties and strengthening strategies
August 2026
•First comprehensive review of wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) for Mg alloys over the past decade.•Strengthening strategies evaluated: alloy design, process optimization, postprocess.•Approaches...
Research advances of magnesium and magnesium alloys globally in 2024
October 2025
•This paper reviews research progress in multiple fields of Mg alloys for 2024, including cast Mg alloys, wrought Mg alloys, corrosion-resistant Mg alloys, hydrogen storage Mg alloys, Mg batteries,...
Magnesium research and applications: Past, present and future
November 2023
•Non/low-carbon production of primary Mg.•Increased end-of-life recycling of Mg components.•Corrosion-resistant and “stainless” Mg alloys.•Flame-resistant Mg alloy development.•Alloy development for...
Additive manufacturing of structural magnesium alloys: Progress, challenges and prospects
Available online 24 July 2026
•Comparative review of LPBF, LDED, WAAM, and AFSD for AM of structural Mg alloys.•Multi scale analysis spanning microstructures, mechanical properties, customized systems, and engineering components.•Critical...
Magnesium alloys with rare-earth elements: Research trends applications, and future prospect
August 2025
•Manuscript presents a complete overview of the 15+ years journey of magnesium and its alloys, covering breakthrough discoveries and cutting-edge applications.•This article discusses the progress in...
Recent progress and perspectives in additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys and composites: A review of process-microstructure-property correlations
November 2025
•The recent progress in additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys and magnesium matrix composites (MMCs) is systematically reviewed.•Microstructure evolution and defect formation mechanisms in various...
The role and significance of Magnesium in modern day research-A review
January 2022
Magnesium is one of the largely available elements in the earth's crust. It has a low structural density with high specific strength. This unique material property has forced an increase in the use...
Recent progress in wire arc additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys
June 2026
•The effect of process parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties are systematically summarized.•Strengthening mechanism and unique corrosion behavior of WAAM-Mg alloys are discussed.•Optimization...
Magnesium casting technology for structural applications
March 2013
This paper summarizes the melting and casting processes for magnesium alloys. It also reviews the historical development of magnesium castings and their structural uses in the western world since 1921...
Latest research advances on magnesium and magnesium alloys worldwide
March 2020
In the past two years, significant progresses have been achieved in high-performance cast and wrought magnesium and magnesium alloys, magnesium-based composites, advanced cast technologies, advanced...
A review on high performance MgB2 wires: From material science to practical application
June 2026
•This review provides a systematic overview on PIT and IMD MgB2 wires/tapes, critically assessing their respective advantages and limitations.•This review gives a summary of method aiming at improving...
Additively manufactured and surface textured Mg containing high entropy alloys for biomedical applications
August 2026
•High entropy alloys (HEAs) are highly promising for biomedical applications due to exceptional properties such as high strength, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance.•Manufacturing and Composition...
Review of development and progress on thixomolding technology of magnesium alloys
October 2025
•This review article aims to provided a roadmap for the development and advancement of Mg alloy thixomolding technology.•It explores pivotal aspects of thixomolding for Mg alloys, covering Mg materials...
Advances in magnesium-based implants for biomedical applications: A comprehensive review and future perspectives
July 2025
•Comprehensive evaluation of Mg-based implants for current clinical applications.•Exposition of potential research of Mg-based materials, such as neurosurgery and fat metabolism.•Discussion of challenges...
Magnesium-ion battery cathode materials: Artificial intelligence applications, research advances, and industrialization
Available online 23 July 2026
•Highlights the transformative role of AI in screening, predicting, and analyzing Mg-ion battery cathodes.•Systematically evaluates cathode materials’ structure, mechanisms, modification strategies,...
From LLM to Agent: A large-language-model-driven machine learning framework for catalyst design of MgH2 dehydrogenation
January 2026
•AI framework automates MgH2 catalyst data extraction from literature.•LLM to Agent approach accelerates MgH2 catalyst discovery and design.•Machine learning predicts MgH2 dehydrogenation with high...
Architecting optimized heterostructure for exceptional strength-ductility synergy in Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Mn alloy
December 2026
•Extruded bimodal Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Mn alloy achieves 372 MPa ultimate tensile strength and 17.3% elongation.•Narrow coarse grains enable uniform strain partitioning and continuous GNDs gradient near fine...
Development of a micro-alloyed bio-Mg alloy with high strength-ductility, promising corrosion behavior via rotary swaging
December 2026
•Yield strength of Mg-0.5Zn-0.2Ge-0.05Ca alloy was increased by 61% via rotary swaging.•Strength improvement is mainly due to grain refinement (49.9 MPa) and dislocation accumulation (36.0 MPa).•High...
Progress in creep-resistant RE-containing Mg-Al alloys: From micro-mechanisms and composition design to structure-property relationships
May 2026
•Systematically reviews creep behaviors and strengthening mechanisms of Mg-Al-RE alloys.•Critically analyzes the effects of RE elements on microstructure and creep resistance.•Highlights composition...
Integrated Manufacturing of Light Alloy Automotive Structures: From Forming Mechanisms to Intelligent Equipment
July 2026
•Solute trapping and twinning drive strengthening in Mg/Al giga-casting.•VHPDC and semi-solid processes suppress internal porosity below 1.7%.•CNN/LSTM networks and sensor fusion enable millisecond...
Research progress on flame-retardant methods for magnesium alloys
June 2026
•From the dual perspective of thermodynamics and kinetics, the high temperature oxidation and ignition process of magnesium alloy were systematically combed, and the formation mechanism, composition...
Improving the Young's modulus of Mg via alloying and compositing – A short review
August 2022
Lightweight, high-modulus structural materials are highly desired in many applications like aerospace, automobile and biomedical instruments. As the lightest metallic structural material, magnesium...
Recrystallization aspects and factors affecting their roles in Mg alloys: A comprehensive review
May 2025
•Recrystallization significantly influences the microstructure and mechanical properties of magnesium alloys, while the are affected by several factors.•Deformation introduces defects that destabilize...