The Role of Magnesium in Superalloys—A Review
Kumkum Banerjee
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Abstract

The role of magnesium (Mg) in improving the high temperature mechanical properties of the superalloys, like creep, fatigue, tensile ductility, impact toughness etc. have been vividly studied by several authors. On the other hand, very few authors have contradicted the view of any beneficial effect of Mg on the mechanical properties. This review presents a summary of the open literature related to the effect of Mg on the microstructure and mechanical properties of superalloys and from which further metallurgical research on the unexamined topics are proposed.

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K. Banerjee, "The Role of Magnesium in Superalloys—A Review," Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol. 2 No. 9, 2011, pp. 1243-1255. doi: 10.4236/msa.2011.29168.

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