The Recrystallization and Grain Growth Behavior of Magnesium

Magnesium is an important structural material due to its attractive properties including having a low density and an excellent strength-to-weight ratio. Grain refinement is used as a method to increase the strength and ductility of Mg and therefore knowing the recrystallization and grain growth kinetics is important. The experimental results showed that inhomogeneous nucleation created a two-stage nucleation process during recrystallization and that alloying slowed down grain growth significantly in Mg. A complete article on this work can be seen in a future issue of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.