The combination of alloying and thermo-mechanical processing are used to design advanced magnesium alloys. In this work a comprehensive review of existing ballistic data on magnesium alloys is examined with a focus of connecting how the microstructure is generated during processing, and how it gives a particular ballistic response. Simple analytical descriptions of material response and ballistic response are used in this work to connect microstructure and properties to ballistic performance, which should be accessible to both materials scientists as well as practiced ballisticians. Based on the ballistic data and accompanying analysis of failure behavior, future efforts for improved ballistic performance of magnesium should focus on further development of rare-earth-containing alloys, dilute high strength alloys, and heavily pre-twinned microstructures.

合金化和热机械加工相结合，用于设计先进的镁合金。在这项工作中，对现有镁合金弹道数据进行了全面审查，重点关注加工过程中微观结构是如何产生的，以及它如何给出特定的弹道响应。这项工作中使用了对材料响应和弹道响应的简单分析描述，将微观结构和性能与弹道性能联系起来，材料科学家和实践弹道学家都应该可以理解。基于弹道数据和伴随的失效行为分析，未来提高镁弹道性能的努力应集中在含稀土合金、稀高强度合金、