Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

The use of magnesium alloys in the aerospace industry has been increasing steadily. Magnesium alloys arex000D
about 78% lighter than steel and 35% lighter than aluminum alloys. Due to this reason, the use of magnesiumx000D
alloys results in better fuel efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. However, magnesium alloysx000D
suffer from several limitations such as low creep resistance, lower tensile strength, poor workability, and lowx000D
wear and corrosion resistance. To meet the technical specifications for use in aerospace alloys, the mechanicalx000D
properties of magnesium alloys must be improved. An important metallurgical process to increase thex000D
mechanical properties of alloys is grain refinement. The aim of this project is to develop novel grain refinersx000D
and grain refining techniques to improve the mechanical properties of magnesium alloys. The development ofx000D
high performance magnesium alloys will lead to their incorporation in the product design of aerospacex000D
components. The development of this innovative technology will lead to growth in revenue as well asx000D
employment opportunity for highly skilled manpower, which will benefit Canadian economy.