Crystal alignment explains why magnesium alloy plates resist ballistic impacts better in one direction
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- Magnesium (Mg) alloys offer a pathway to lighter, more efficient aerospace and defense structures because of their low density, high specific strength and excellent damping capacity. However, their hexagonal close-packed (HCP) crystal structure makes deformation highly dependent on…