Part 1: Magnesium Technology 2017: Keynote Session I.- Multi-scale Investigation on Yield "Symmetry" and Reduced Strength Differential in an Mg-Y Alloy.- Targeting High Impact R&D for Automotive Magnesium Alloys.- Magnesium Development as a Lightweight Material – In Competition with Other Structural Materials.- The Continued Quest for Low-Temperature Formability in Mg Alloys: Historical Developments and Future Opportunities.- Part 2: Magnesium Technology 2017: Alloy Development.- Using the Crystal Plasticity Approach to Parse the Effects of Alloying and Aging on the Mechanical Behavior of Wrought Mg Alloys.- Development of high-strength high-speed-extrudable Mg-Al-Ca-Mn alloy.- Development of ultra-high strength and ductile Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloys by extrusion with forced-air cooling.- Effect of Extrusion Ratio on Microstructure and Resulting Mechanical Properties of Mg Alloys with LPSO Phase.- Mechanically Alloyed Magnesium Based Nanostructured Alloy Powders for Stent Applications.- Combined Effects of Grain Size Refinement and Dynamic Precipitation on Mechanical Properties of a New Magnesium.- Alloy.- Machinability Investigation in Micro-milling of Mg based MMCs with Nano-sized Particles.- Part 3: Magnesium Technology 2017: Solidification and Processing I.- Microsegregation in High Pressure Die Cast Mg Alloys.- Numerical simulations of TRC equipped with a core.- Growth of Al8Mn5 intermetallic in AZ91.- Influence of CaO grain refiner addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast Mg alloys.- Grain refinement of Mg and its alloy by inoculation of in-situ MgO particles.- Numerical study of magnesium production by Pidgeon process and pre-prepared pellets silicothermic process: comparison of heat transfer.- On the age hardening response of aluminum containing magnesium sheets with zinc or manganese (AZ- and AM series alloys).- Performance evaluation of high-pressure die-cast magnesium alloys.- Simulation Study on Direct Desulfurization ofMolten Iron by Magnesium Vapor.- Part 4: Magnesium Technology 2017: Mechanical Behavior: Twinning, Plasticity, Texture, and Fatigue I.- Twinning super dislocations to help understand strength.- Basal Dislocation Transmutation through {1012} Twin Boundaries.- Ductility Enhancement in Mg alloys by Anisotropy Engineering.- Modeling the effect of alloying elements in magnesium on deformation twin characteristics.- Simulating Discrete Twin Evolution in Magnesium using a Novel Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Model.- The effect of {10-12} twin boundary on the evolution of defect substructure.- Part 5: Magnesium Technology 2017: Solidification and Processing II.- Processing of Mg-sheet via Twin Roll Casting.- Effects of Mn and Zn Solutes on Grain Refinement of Commercial Pure Magnesium.- Experimental investigation of continuous magnesium production by carbothermal reduction.- Precipitation behavior of Mg-Al-Sn-Zn(-Na) alloys.- Study on the Direct Oxidation Thermal Decomposition of MagnesiumChloride byproduct in the Sponge Titanium.- Thermal decomposition kinetics of pre-prepared pellets for the novel silicothermic process.- Thermal Stability of Cryomilled Mg Alloy Powder.- Thermomechanical Processing of Thixomolded Alloys.- Part 6: Magnesium Technology 2017: Mechanical Behavior: Twinning, Plasticity, Texture, and Fatigue II.- Dynamic behavior of an AZ31 alloy under varying strain rates and stress triaxialities.- Enhancing the tensile response of magnesium through simultaneous addition of aluminium and alumina nanoparticulates.- Effect of solutes additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Mg-Al based alloys.- Enhanced mechanical properties of extruded Mg-9mass%Al-1mass%Zn-2mass%Ca alloy.- Influence of strain path change on the microstructure and mechanical properties of duplex Mg-Li alloy.- Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanism of Mg-Y Alloy with Various Grain Sizes.- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High Pressure Die Cast Mg-Al-Sn-Si Alloys.- Microstructure and mechanical properties of an extruded Mg-1.58Zn-0.52Gd alloy.- Modelling Magnesium Alloys for Improved Isotropic and Symmetric Yield Behaviour.- Part 7: Magnesium Technology 2017: Solidification and Processing III and Magnesium-Rare Earth Alloys I.- Scaled-Up Fabrication of Thin-Walled ZK60 Tubing using Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE).- Biocompatible Magnesium Alloy ZNdK100 – Adaptation of Extrusion Parameters to Tailor the Mechanical Properties to Different Implant Applications.- Characterization of Semi-closed Die-Forged ZK60 Mg Alloy Extrusion.- Optimization of Nitrogen bubbling conditions for extruded Mg alloy with balanced mechanical properties.- Effects of Gadolinium and Neodymium Addition on Young’s Modulus of Magnesium-based Binary Alloys.- Aging behavior of Mg alloys containing Nd and Y.- Variation of Rare Earth Elements in the Magnesium Alloy ME21 for the Sheet Production.- Phase stability and formation in Mg–Gd–Zn alloys – key data for ICME of Mg alloys.- Part 8: Magnesium Technology 2017: Corrosion.- An Electrochemical Investigation of Mg-Ni Hydrogen Storage Alloys by Mechanical Alloying.- Corrosion and creep resistance of thixomolded® magnesium alloys.- Corrosion Properties of Mg-6Al-0.3Mn-aSn-bZn Alloys.- Corrosion of magnesium-aluminum (Mg-Al) alloys – An interplay between Al content and CO2.- Excimer Laser Processing of Al containing Mg Alloys for Improved Corrosion Resistance.- Effect of Al and Sn on discharge behavior of Mg alloy as anode for Mg-Air battery.- Utilization of a Partially Non-aqueous Electrolyte for the Spatial Mapping of Mg Corrosion using a model Mg-Al Electrode.- Voltammetric Studies of Extruded Pure Magnesium in Different Electrolytes and Its Corrosion Morphology.- Part 9: Magnesium Technology 2017: Magnesium-Rare Earth Alloys II.- Microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Zn-Gd alloys after rolling or extrusion processes.- A comparative study on the microstructure, mechanicalproperties, and hot deformation of magnesium alloys containing zinc, calcium and yttrium.- Addition of Holmium & Erbium and Hot-rolling effects on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Li based Alloys.- Bonding environments in a creep–resistant Mg-RE-Zn alloy.- Microstructural and Numerical Investigation on the Shear Response of a Rare-Earth Magnesium Alloy Sheet.- Solute effect on strength and formability of Mg: A first-principle study.- Understanding on the role of rare earth elements in activation of slip in magnesium: An atomistic approach.- Stabilisation of disordered BCC phases in magnesium-rare earth alloys.- The Effects of Ca Addition on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Gravity Cast Mg-Zn-Y Alloy.- Part 10: Magnesium Technology 2017: Mechanical Behavior: Twinning, Plasticity, Texture, and Fatigue III.- Microstructure and Texture Evolution during Hot Deformation of Cast-Homogenized ZK60 Magnesium Alloy.- Development of Texture during Tensile Test at Room Temperature.- Effect of Ca on the microstructure, texture and mechanical properties in Mg-Zn-Mn based alloy.- Evaluation of in vitro fatigue properties of biodegradable Mg-0.3at.%Ca alloy.- Mechanical properties and fatigue strength of extruded cobalt-containing magnetic magnesium alloys.- Neutron diffraction and acoustic emission measurement during loading and unloading of magnesium aluminium binary alloys.- Texture weakening and grain refinement by high speed rolling and annealing of an AZ31 magnesium alloy.- The Relative Contributions of Deformation Modes to AZ31 Rolling Textures in Different Temperature Regimes.- Effects of Texture and Triaxiality on the Plasticity of Magnesium Alloys.- Part 11: Magnesium Technology 2017: Poster Session.- Microstructures and Tensile Properties of As-cast Magnesium AM60-Based Composite Containing Alumina Fibres and Nano Particles.- Part 12: In-situ Methods for Unraveling Structure-Property Relationships in Light Metals: Imaging and Acoustic Emission.- Overview of In-Situ X-ray Studies of Light Alloy Solidification in Microgravity.- Morphological transition of a-Mg dendrites during near-isothermal solidification of a Mg-Nd-Gd-Zn-Zr casting alloy.- Real-time observation of AZ91 solidification by synchrotron radiography.- 3D microstructural evolution on solidifying Mg-5Nd-5Zn alloy observed via in situ synchrotron tomography.- Acoustic emission study of deformation behavior of wrought Mg alloys.- Effect of Thermo-mechanical Treatment of Extruded Z1 Mg Alloy on Resulting Mechanical Properties.- In-situ investigation of deformation mechanisms in Mg-Zn-Y magnesium alloy with LPSO phase by diffraction methods and acoustic emission.- Part 13: In-situ Methods for Unraveling Structure-Property Relationships in Light Metals: Diffraction and Other Novel Methods.- Structural evolution of metals at high temperature: Complementary investigations with neutron and synchrotron quantum beams.- Advanced Aluminum Alloys Development and In-Situ Fitness-for-Service Testing in Automotive Lightweighting.- In-situ X-ray Synchrotron Profile Analysis during High Pressure Torsion of Ti.- The Effect of Grain Refinement on Hot Tearing in AZ91D Magnesium Alloys.- Formability of Magnesium Alloy AZ31B from Room Temperature to 125C under Biaxial Tension.- In-situ real-time monitoring of aging processes in an aluminum alloy by high-precision dilatometry.- Effect of the Zn content on the compression behaviour of Mg5Nd(Zn): an in situ synchrotron radiation diffraction study.<p></p>