Mg Alloys

About

Magnesium (Mg) alloys are categorized by the elements added:

  • AZ-based Mg alloys are produced by adding aluminum and zinc to pure Mg. Appropriate amounts of additives may improve the strength, castability, workability, corrosion resistance and weldability of these alloys. In addition, AZ-based alloys have high formability and weldability.
  • ZK-based Mg alloys are produced by adding zinc and zirconium to Mg. These alloys ha​ve a higher hot-workability than other materials. 
  • AM-series alloys are produced by adding aluminum and manganese to Mg. Such alloys have a good combination of strength, ductility, energy absorption properties and castability.

A significant portion of research efforts by the FATSLab team focuses on the forging and fatigue of Mg alloys.

Mg Forging

FATSLab research on Mg forging focuses on detecting, applying, and analyzing the effects of casting, forging, and cast-forging (a combination of both) on magnesium alloys.

Graphical Abstracts

Summary and flow chart of Mg sample preparation and usage in ML study
Graphical abstract for "The effect of Mg17Al12 intermetallic compound on dynamic recrystallization of cast-forged AZ80 magnesium alloy"
Graphical abstract for "Hardness variation in cast-forging process of AZ80 magnesium alloys and its data-driven prediction"
Graphical abstract for "Hardness variation in cast-forging process of AZ80 magnesium alloys and its data-driven prediction"
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Graphical abstract for "Hardness variation in cast-forging process of AZ80 magnesium alloys and its data-driven prediction"

References

Journal Publications

Azqadan E., Arami A., Jahed H., "From microstructure to mechanical properties: Image-based machine learning prediction for AZ80 magnesium alloy," Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 13 (2025) 4231-4244

Azqadan E., Anousheh A., Jahed H., "The effect of Mg17Al12 intermetallic compound on dynamic recrystallization of cast-forged AZ80 magnesium alloy," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1010 (2025) 177336

Azqadan E., Uramowski J., Wells M.A., Arami A., Jahed H., "Hardness variation in cast-forging process of AZ80 magnesium alloys and its data-driven prediction," Materials Today Communications, 36 (2023) 106833

Karparvarfard S.M.H., Shaha S.K., Behravesh S.B., Jahed H., Williams B.W., "Fatigue characteristics and modeling of cast and cast-forged ZK60 magnesium alloy," International Journal of Fatigue, 118 (2019) 282-297

Karparvarfard S.M.H., Shaha S.K., Behravesh S.B., Jahed H., Williams B.W., "Microstructure, texture and mechanical behavior characterization of hot forged cast ZK60 magnesium alloy," Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 33 (2017) 907-918

Toscano D., Shaha S.K., Behravesh S.B., Jahed H., Williams B., "Effect of forging on the low cycle fatigue behavior of cast AZ31B alloy," Materials Science and Engineering: A, 706 (2017) 342-356

Gryguc A., Jahed H., Williams B., McKinley J., "MagForge – Mechanical Behaviour of Forged AZ31B Extruded Magnesium in Monotonic Compression," Materials Science Forum, 828-829 (2015) 291-297

Mg Fatigue

This collection of research focuses specifically on fatigue in Mg alloys.

References

Journal Publications

Faghih S., Behravesh S.B., Shaha S.K., Jahed H., "Effect of split sleeve cold expansion on fatigue and fracture of rolled AZ31B magnesium alloy," Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 123 (2023) 103715

Ling Y., Roostaei A. A., Glinka G., Jahed H., "Fatigue of ZEK100-F magnesium alloy: Characterisation and modelling," International Journal of Fatigue, 125 (2019) 179-186

Karparvarfard S.M.H., Shaha S.K., Behravesh S.B., Jahed H., Williams B.W., "Fatigue characteristics and modeling of cast and cast-forged ZK60 magnesium alloy," International Journal of Fatigue, 118 (2019) 282-297

Toscano D., Shaha S.K., Behravesh S.B., Jahed H., Williams B., "Effect of forging on the low cycle fatigue behavior of cast AZ31B alloy," Materials Science and Engineering: A, 706 (2017) 342-356

Roostaei A. A., Jahed H., "Role of loading direction on cyclic behaviour characteristics of AM30 extrusion and its fatigue damage modelling," Materials Science and Engineering: A, 670 (2016) 26-40

Behravesh S.B., Jahed H., Lambert S., "Fatigue characterization and modeling of AZ31B magnesium alloy spot-welds," International Journal of Fatigue, 64 (2014) 1-13

Behravesh S.B., Jahed H., Lambert S., "Characterization of magnesium spot welds under tensile and cyclic loadings," Materials & Design, 32 (2011) 4890-4900