journal article·2026-04

Overcoming high-strength instability in magnesium-lithium alloys via concomitant precipitation of dual stable nano-phases

Lang Yu, Mengran Zhou, Yuxuan Chen, Fan Ji, Song Tang, Yuhong Zhao, Xiaopei Zhang, Wenhan Yu, Jing Dong, Hongyan Xia, Luqing Cui, Qingyu Shi, Huijun Kang, Enyu Guo, Mingxin Huang, Jinchuan Jie, Xiaoyan Li, Tongzheng Xin

Acta Materialia· Volume 308
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