EUROPEAN CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION ON ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES - EUROMAT 2021

Light metals show an ever-increasing importance in modern society, especially in everyday applications such as various mobility aspects or consumer electronics. The lightest of all structural metals in use, magnesium and its alloys, has received growing attention by the scientific community and industry alike. While the industrial applications are still centered on cast products, the scientific interest increasingly focuses on wrought products, possessing increased mechanical properties and enabling new product designs.
Among the investigated alloys the system of Mg-Al-Ca is regarded as very promising, featuring multiple advantages such as cheap raw materials, reduced oxidation behavior, age hardening capabilities and attractive grain refinement designs. Although, the forming behavior of these alloys can still be considered challenging, investigations on various alloy compositions featuring the mayor forming processes, i.e. rolling, extrusion and forging, have shown impressive results.
In the following, a short introduction to this interesting topic will be given. By presenting specific examples, the processing possibilities, forming performance, microstructural features (e.g., texture and recrystallization behavior) and mechanical properties, will be discussed.