• Enhanced nucleation and precipitation hardening in Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) alloys with minor Cd additions 

      Qian, Feng; Zhao, Dongdong; Mørtsell, Eva Anne; Jin, Shenbao; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Andersen, Sigmund Jarle; Sha, Gang; Li, Yanjun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This work reports a novel effect of impurity element Cd on enhancing the precipitation kinetics and increasing the peak hardness of Al–Mg–Si(–Cu) alloys during artificial ageing. It is found that the number density of age ...
    • Improving ageing kinetics and precipitation hardening in an Al-Mg-Si alloy by minor Cd addition 

      Qian, Feng; Mørtsell, Eva Anne; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Andersen, Sigmund Jarle; Li, Yanjun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      This study reports significant improvements in both the age hardening kinetics and peak hardness of an Al-Mg-Si alloy by microalloying with 0.06 at% Cd. A detailed high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron ...