Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of advantages and application of magnesium alloys

Fig. 2 a EMI shielding mechanism of the single planar shield, b mechanism of coaxial transmission line method for testing EMI SE [21,23,24,25]

Fig. 3 EMI shielding effectiveness of Mg-xZn (x = 0-5) alloys in a as-cast condition and b T4 condition. c The electrical conductivity, d shielding effectiveness of binary magnesium alloys with alloying element content of approximately 1 at.% in T4 conditions [6,27]

Fig. 4 Pole figures of a unrolled AZ31, b 20% rolled AZ31, c 35% rolled AZ31, d 60% rolled AZ31, e EMI shielding effectiveness of AZ31 specimens during 30-1500 MHz range, d schematic representation of the grain orientation and microstructure of the alloy

Fig. 5 a Electrical conductivity and b shielding effectiveness of AZ61 alloy after annealing at different time [36]

Fig. 6 a Mechanical properties of the extruded, peak-aged and over-aged Mg-6Zn-3Sn-0.5Cu alloys, b shielding properties of the extruded, peak-aged and over-aged Mg-6Zn-3Sn-0.5Cu alloys, c schematic diagram of reflection attenuation, absorption attenuation and multiple reflection attenuation, d schematic diagram of multiple reflection attenuation of different secondary phases for electromagnetic waves [62]

Fig. 7 a EMI shielding properties of the extruded Mg-5Zn-xY-1Ce-0.5Zr alloys, b the engineering stress-strain curves of extruded and aged Mg-5Zn-xY-1Ce-0.5Zr alloys [64]

Fig. 8 a Three-dimensional optical micrographs of each pass, b tensile properties, c shielding effectiveness curves, d multilayer interface electromagnetic shielding mechanism of duplex-phase Mg-9Li-3Al-1Zn alloy processed by accumulative roll bonding (ARB), respectively [70]

Fig. 9 a Tensile behavior of Mg-13Gd-4Y-2Zn-0.5Zr alloy at room temperature for various aging times at 225 °C, b EMI shielding performance curves of Mg-13Gd-4Y-2Zn-0.5Zr magnesium alloy in the as-extruded and aged condition [75]

Fig. 10 Schematic diagram of (G-L) dislocation model

Fig. 11 a Room temperature damping curves related to strain amplitude, b temperature dependence of damping capacity of the as-extruded WZL522 and WZLA5220 alloys [94]

Fig. 12 Damping capacities of the WAAM-processed AZ31 Mg alloys as a function of strain amplitude: a 1 × 10-5-2 × 10-3, b 1 × 10-4-2 × 10-3 [96]

Fig. 13 G-L plots of Mg-Mn alloys with different reduction [100]

Fig. 14 Damping capacity of the Mg-4Li-3Al-0.3Mn alloys at room temperature: a tan φ-ε curves of both as-cast and extruded alloys, damping-strain amplitude relationships at different frequencies of the b as-cast, c as-extruded alloys [104]

Fig. 15 Temperature damping curves of Mg-3Al-1Zn-9Sn alloy at a 0.5 Hz, 1 Hz, 5 Hz, and 10 Hz, b deformation at 1 Hz [107]

Fig. 16 SEM images of as-cast and heat-treated Mg-8Li-6Y-2Zn alloy: a as-cast, b heat-treated [117]

Fig. 17 Damping-strain amplitude curves of the as-extruded Mg-1.5Gd-1Zn alloys [125]

Fig. 18 Microstructures of the Mg-9Gd-3Y-2Zn-0.5Zr specimens (WQ: water-quenched, FC: furnace-cooled, AC: air-cooled, annealed) with intergranular LPSO blocks and intragranular lamellae, and aged specimen (WQ-T6: 813 K/20 min) with LPSO blocks and nanoscale precipitates [130]

Fig. 19 a Schematic diagram of microstructure of alloy with unrecrystallized grain during damping testing. b Mechanical and damping properties of the Mg-Mn alloys in comparison with typical commercial and experimental [127]

Fig. 20 Effect of alloying elements on the thermal conductivity of Mg alloy [151]

Fig. 21 Thermal resistivity (100/λ) a, c, and electrical resistivity b, d of the six groups of Mg alloys [155]

Fig. 22 The thermal conductivity of solution-treated Mg-RE alloys. a Alloying elements in the form of solute atoms, b alloying elements in the form of secondary phases [151]

Fig. 23 Thermal diffusivity a and thermal conductivity b of Mg-Nd alloys in as-cast, solution-treated (T4) and aging conditions (T6) [162]

Fig. 24 Anisotropy of thermal conductivity in the as-extruded Mg-Al alloys (ED-extrusion direction) [176]

Fig. 25 Temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity of as-cast Mg-Al binary alloys [179]

Fig. 26 Thermal conductivity of a Mg-Zn, b Mg-Al and c Mg-Mn alloys and pure Mg with increasing temperature [154]