Optimizing internal Mg diffusion processed MgB2 superconductors: The minimal activation strategy
Available online 13 June 2026
•Nanoscale Cu coatings on Mg rods act as a low-temperature activator for IMD-MgB2 wires.•Localized Mg-Cu eutectic interactions enable MgB2 formation at low temperatures (575 °C).•Thicker Cu coatings...
LightAlloy-Bench: Benchmarking reasoning abilities of large language models in light alloys
Available online 12 June 2026
•Introduced LightAlloy-Bench, the first benchmark for evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) reasoning ability in Mg-, Al-, and Ti-based light alloys.•Constructed a hierarchical dataset comprising...
Effect of Al content on microstructural characteristics and tensile properties of extruded Mg–Al–Zn–Ca–Y alloy sheets
Available online 12 June 2026
•Al addition promotes DRX and intensifies the basal texture in extruded SEN Mg sheets.•Increasing Al content enhances texture, solid-solution, and particle strengthening effects.•Fine grain-boundary...
Quasi-in-situ EBSD analysis of twinning and detwinning in ZCW610 alloy
Available online 11 June 2026
•Biaxial compression favors twinning over detwinning.•Low-SF twins form under strain compatibility and local stress.•Internal stress drives reversible twin activation and detwinning....
Performance optimization of magnesium alloys for biomedical applications: Bulk strategies
Available online 11 June 2026
The role of rare earth additions on low cycle fatigue behavior of a Mg-2Nd-1Y-0.1Zr-0.1Ca alloy
Available online 11 June 2026
•Plasticity increased at higher strain amplitudes, leading to reduced fatigue life.•Bundled I1 intrinsic stacking faults formed via ⟨c+a⟩ dislocation dissociation.•Cyclic deformation was accommodated...
Cathodic secondary phases enable protective tribocorrosion layers in magnesium alloys
Available online 11 June 2026
•Cathodic secondary phases enhance tribocorrosion resistance via mechanochemical synergy.•Solid-solution alloys suffer from repetitive rupture of thin MgO films, leading to severe wear.•In-situ oxidation...
A review of wire-arc additive manufacturing magnesium alloys: parameters, microstructure, properties and strengthening strategies
Available online 11 June 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...
Synchronously enhancing growth efficiency and corrosion resistance of plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings on magnesium alloys via interpretable machine learning
Available online 3 June 2026
•An interpretable ML pipeline was built for PEO process design in Mg alloys,integrating SHAP and Pareto optimization.•XGBoost models accurately predicted coating growth rate, porosity, and corrosion...
Evolution of multiscale heterostructures and comprehensive properties improvement in the large thickness ratio Ti/Al/Mg clad plates under heterothermal rolling
May 2026
•Ti/Al/Mg clad plates (1:1:40) fabricated via breakthrough heterothermal rolling.•Peel strength increases 4.2-fold via synergistic temperature-strain gradients.•Multi-scale heterostructure engineered...
Data-driven corrosion assessment of magnesium alloys: A multi-level graph attention network for quantitative hydrogen-evolution prediction
May 2026
•MGAT pioneers end-to-end mapping from Mg microstructure to H₂ evolution curves.•Zero-shot prediction of 0–100 h corrosion kinetics for new alloys, R² > 0.90.•Resistivity, density & phase fraction identified...
Varied shearing mechanisms of β's-Mg7Sm by basal 〈a〉 dislocations under thermo-kinetic correlation: a phase-field simulation
May 2026
•Equipped with ab-initio based γ-surface of β's-Mg7Sm obtained by a novel method, phase-field simulations for β's shearing by basal 〈a〉 dislocations in a Mg-Sm alloy are performed to reveal thermo-kinetics...
Magnesium-based composite scaffolds for therapeutic delivery in bone tissue engineering: Current advances and emerging frontiers
May 2026
•Mg-based scaffolds orchestrate bone regeneration via ionic and therapeutic cues.•Controlled Mg²⁺ release synergizes with therapeutic agents to enhance bone repair.•The scaffold’s design and composition...
Study on M2-type macrophage exosomes coated with S-HA to modify magnesium alloy surface for vascular scaffolds
May 2026
•The M2-type macrophages were reported to contribute to endothelialization, thus their exosomes were isolated and successfully prepared on to Mg alloy surface for stronger endothelialization.•To avoid...
Decoding complex compositions in topologically close-packed nanoplates of magnesium alloys: A high-throughput route to stable precipitates
May 2026
•The metastable β2′ nanoplates in Mg-Zn alloys adopt the Mg(Mg, Zn)2 composition instead of pure MgZn2.•The metastable Mg2Nd nanoplates in Mg-Nd-Ca alloys adopt the Mg2(Ca, Nd, Mg) composition rather...
Mechanical properties and corrosion study of Mg-8Zn-0.5Zr magnesium matrix composites reinforced by nano-Al modified Ti particles
May 2026
•Compared to the ZK80 , the YS, UTS, and EL of the Al@TiP/ZK80 composites were enhanced by 17%, 12%, and 23%, respectively, successfully achieving a synergistic optimization of strength and plasticity.•The...
Synergistic enhancement of strength and ductility in Mg-7Sn alloy through combined optimization of dual-texture and low-angle grain boundary structures
May 2026
•The Mg-7Sn alloy exhibiting an excellent strength-ductility balance (σ0.2 = 235 MPa, σb = 315 MPa and εf = 16.8%) is successfully fabricated through a composite processing route involving warm extrusion...
Dependence of the microstructure and mechanical properties of the LPSO-type Mg-Y-Zn alloy on the extrusion die angle and vortex shape
May 2026
•The effect of extrusion die shape, including vortex extrusion, on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of LPSO-type Mg-2Y-1Zn alloy was systematically investigated.•Vortex extrusion...
Twinning activation and dynamic recrystallization behavior of AZ61 tubes in electro-assisted bending
May 2026
•Pulsed current-assisted bending effectively promotes uniform deformation along radial and tangential directions of AZ61 magnesium alloy tube.•Pulsed current accelerates transition of deformed grains...
Impactful amelioration on the thermodynamics and kinetics of the RE-Mg-Ni-based alloys by melt spinning-crystallization annealing
May 2026
•Synergistic alloying design: A Mg90La2Y2Ni6 alloy was developed by incorporating Ni with rare-earth elements (La, Y), simultaneously enhancing hydrogen storage capacity and glass-forming ability.•Microstructural...
Interfacial microstructure and mechanical properties of diffusion-bonded Mg-4Y-3RE magnesium alloy
May 2026
•Shear strength of 179.9 ± 3.9 MPa and bonding ratio of 94.14 % is achieved.•Superior joint results from recrystallization, precipitates and elemental diffusion.•Strength further increases to highest...
Synergistic effect of Ni2Sc and Mg2Ni on boosting the hydrogen storage kinetic performances of magnesium-nickel alloys
May 2026
•Forming of novel microstructure induced by strong Sc-Ni affinity.•The diffusion energy barrier of hydrogen atoms in Ni2Sc is only 1.6 eV.•Ni2Sc reduces dehydrogenation Ea for the Mg85Ni14Sc1 alloy...
Uncovering the impact of Gd content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of wire-arc directed energy deposited Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloys
May 2026
•Increased Gd content contributes to the grain refinement, micro-segregation, and precipitation of eutectic phases and nano-β" during deposition process.•Increased Gd content inhibits grain coarsening...
Regeneration of metallic magnesium from magnesium slag through a synergistic vacuum carbothermal reduction and CaF2 catalytic strategy
May 2026
•A new method for the synergistic regeneration of metallic magnesium from magnesium slag through vacuum carbothermal reduction coupled with CaF2 catalysis has been proposed for the first time.•Fully...