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Abstract

By now, magnesium alloys have become an integral part of our daily life improving its quality. From spectacular entrance as fireworks in festive moments, this material has gained ground as a strong contender to steels, Al and Ti alloys, polymers and composites in light- weight mobility, biomedical, and energy sectors. Its unique properties address many demanding challenges of modern society including the reduction of carbon footprint and building of circular economies. Such properties include low density, making Mg the lightest structural metal, excellent capacity for vibration damping and electromagnetic shielding, perfect biocompatibility along with bio-resorbability, and many others. At the same time, real-life applications of magnesium demand overcoming signifcant challenges in end-product fabrication technologies and tailoring performance characteristics. Such demands are relevant to rather limited primary supply sources, alloying capacity and technological plasticity, often excessive chemical reactivity, creep properties, and closed-loop recycling. Therefore, many prominent researchers in academia, industrial engineers, and economists, as well as state policy makers are involved in the very dynamic area of magnesium technology development globally. This proceedings volume, which is the 19th annual volume of papers on all aspects of basic research, simulation, and magnesium technology development, reflects the worldwide efforts and latest advancements in all aspects of magnesium research. In line with long-standing tradition, the proceedings consist of papers from all oral and selected poster presenters in the Magnesium Technology Symposium as well as from Magnesium Alloy Development: An LMD Symposium in Honor of Karl Kainer, both held during the 147th TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, March 11 – 15, 2018. All papers in this compilation were peer-reviewed by experts in the fields of magnesium and lightweight metals development, characterization, and simulation.