Abstract
Magnesium alloys are the lightest metal structural materials owing to their excellent physical and chem-ical properties.Microstructural evolution in magnesium alloys under the conditions of casting,thermal-mechanical processing,and in-service environment,play an important role in governing their mechanical properties and reliability/sustainability.A synchrotron light source produces high flux,tunable X-ray en-ergy,high resolution,and high coherence X-ray beams,which can realize in-situ dynamic observation of microstructural evolution in a wide range of alloys during the entire processing chain and in simulated service environments.This article reviews the fundamentals of synchrotron radiation characterization techniques(imaging,diffraction,scattering,and fluorescence holography)and state-of-the-art advanced synchrotron characterization techniques on the microstructure evolution mechanism of magnesium al-loys.Case studies span a broad range of solidification,deformation,precipitation,fracture and damage,corrosion,and energy storage.Research opportunities and challenges of physical metallurgy studies of magnesium alloys are highlighted for future studies.
基金项目
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52371005)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52022017)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(51927801)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(51974058)
Fundamental Research for Central Universities()
Xiaomi Foundation()