Browsing Theses by Subject "Magnesium alloy"

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Forging specimen design for Mg alloys

Yu, Guo (University of Waterloo, 2016-08-25)

The automotive industry is seeking every possible way to reduce the vehicle weight in order to achieve better fuel efficiency. Forged magnesium (Mg) alloys, due to low density and high stiffness-to-weight ratio, have ...
Magnetic Pulse Welding of Mg Sheet

Berlin, Alexander (University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)

Because of its low density and high strength, magnesium (Mg) and its alloys are being sought after in the automotive industry for structural applications. Although many road-going cars today contain cast Mg parts, in the ...
MICROSTRUCTURE REFINEMENT AND MECHANICAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT OF AZ31 MAGNESIUM ALLOY RESISTANCE SPOT WELDS DUE TO INOCULANTS

Xiao, Lin (University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)

Microstructure refinement was observed in the fusion zone of AZ31 magnesium (Mg) alloy resistance spot welds when an inoculant was added, either Ti, Al8Mn5, or Mn. The dependence of inoculant potency on the lattice disregistry ...