Unlocking the diverse property profile of ultra-lightweight magnesium alloys

本项目旨在发展微合金化有助于表面膜性能形成的理论基础。该样品是镁锂(mg-Li)基合金的原型，具有高的比强度和耐腐蚀性。该项目将导致开发一种新的可加工超轻、耐腐蚀的镁锂合金系列，该系列合金比原型合金更坚固，并且至少具有类似的延展性和耐腐蚀性。这项工作的成果不仅将是冶金和腐蚀科学领域的根本性进步，还将导致确定优化的成分窗口，以创建我们的第二代镁锂合金系列，能够制造出超轻、耐腐蚀的金属产品。

This project aims to develop the theory behind why micro alloying contributes to the formation of surface film properties. The exemplar is a prototype Magnesium-Lithium (Mg-Li) base alloy, with high specific-strength and corrosion resistance. This project will lead to the development of a new processable ultra-lightweight, corrosion resistant Mg-Li alloy family that is stronger than the prototype alloy, and with, at least, comparable ductility and corrosion resistance. Not only will the outcomes of the work be a fundamental advance to the fields of metallurgy and corrosion science, they will lead to the identification of an optimised compositional window for creating our second generation Mg-Li alloy family capable of being manufactured into ultra-lightweight, corrosion resistant metal products.