Super-formable magnesium and its alloys at room temperature

该项目旨在揭示我们最近发现的一种新现象的起源：当其晶粒尺寸减小到1微米左右时，内在脆性的镁在室温下变得超成形。它将使用最先进的原子尺度表征和计算来确定现象背后的机制，并探索一些尚未绘制的稀合金成分领域，以获得前所未有的可成形性。预期结果可能为设计和开发新一代变形镁合金提供科学依据和新途径。

This project aims to reveal the origin of a new phenomenon that we recently discovered: intrinsically brittle magnesium becomes super-formable at room temperature when its grain size is reduced to about one micron. It will use state-of-the-art atomic-scale characterization and computation to determine the mechanisms underlying the phenomenon, and to explore some as yet uncharted dilute alloy composition territories for unprecedented formability. Expected outcomes are likely to form the scientific basis and a new pathway for designing and developing a new generation of wrought magnesium alloys.