LPSO-structured Mg Alloys: Unique Structure and Kink Deformation

This open access book describes from fundamentals to the state-of-the-art of long-period stacking/order structured Mg alloys, termed LPSO-structured Mg alloys, which have been the subject of research promoted by the Editors-in-Chief Kawamura and Abe since the early 2000s. LPSO-Mg alloys represent unique nanometer-scale layer structures and provide unexpected high strength through kink deformations, which are novel and striking phenomena that have never been seen in any other alloys. The con...