Zn-1Mg-xZr alloys were prepared via alloying with different Zr contents and hot-rolling, and their microstructures, mechanical properties, and corrosion behaviors were assessed systematically. The results indicated that the mechanical strength of as-cast and hot-rolled (HR) samples initially increased and subsequently decreased with increasing Zr addition. HR samples showed a substantial increase in yield strength (YS), ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and elongation (EL) compared with their as-cast counterparts. HR Zn-1Mg-0.05Zr alloy showed higher mechanical property matching (218.0 MPa for YS, 263.2 MPa for UTS, 12.1% for EL) and an appropriate corrosion rate of 455 mu m/y in Hanks' solution among the Zn-1Mg-xZr alloys for biomedical applications.
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