Preface

This book includes scientific descriptions of the latest knowledge in the field of research on the structure and properties, methods of processing, and application of magnesium alloys. Magnesium alloys have a very good density-to-strength ratio, high vibration damping capacity, and high dimensional stability, making them useful for a variety of applications in the automotive, aviation, sports, electronic, medical, space, and defense industries. Additionally, these alloys have excellent castability and low casting shrinkage. Thus, magnesium alloys have captured great interest from scientists and researchers, as evidenced by the growing number of scientific publications discussing them (**Figure 1**).

Written by international experts, this book presents information on many aspects of engineering of aluminum alloys, including general information on casting technologies, the influence of alloying elements and casting conditions on structure and properties, and corrosion behavior and stress corrosion cracking mechanisms, with particular emphasis on biomedical applications. It also discusses innovative techniques for improving alloy properties using thermo-mechanical processing via the equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) method or solidification processing via the precursor approach. Also noteworthy are the chapters describing the use of magnesium in the structures of metal matrix composites and nano-composites to develop engineering materials with a wide range of applications.

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*Summary of the number of scientific articles with the keywords "magnesium alloys" according to Science Direct and Web of Science bases.*

This book contains a compendium of knowledge on the structure and properties of aluminum alloys, taking into account the latest trends in improving their properties. It also extensively describes the use of the alloys themselves and composites based on their matrixes. It is a valuable resource for technologists from various industries and scientists in the field of engineering magnesium alloys.
