Part 1. Magnesium Technology 2018 -- Magnesium Alloys: Challenges and Achievements in Controlling Performance, and Future Application Perspectives -- Solute/Stacking Fault Energies in Mg and Implications for Ductility -- Recent Developments in Magnesium Alloy Corrosion Research -- Towards Active Corrosion Protection of Mg Alloys Using Corrosion Inhibition Approaches -- Ni-P-MWNTs Composite Coatings on Magnesium Alloys AZ31 Part 1: MWNTs Content in Coating -- Ni-P-MWNTs Composite Coatings on Magnesium Alloys AZ31 Part 2: Tribological Behavior and MWNTs Content in Coating -- Adding Dimensions to the Immersion Testing of Magnesium Corrosion -- Effect of Fluoride Ion on the Microstructure and Properties of Permanganate Conversion Coating on AZ91D Magnesium Alloy -- Corrosion Characteristics of Two RE Containing Magnesium Alloys -- Surface and interfacial energies of Mg17Al12-Mg system -- Effect of Ca on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Mg Alloys -- Investigation of Grain Refinement Method for AZ91 Alloy using Carbide Inoculation -- Experimental Study of the Solidification Microstructure in the Mg-rich Corner of Mg-Al-Ce System -- Material Design for Enhancing Toughness of Mg Alloy and Application for Biodegradable Devices -- Influences of Yttrium Content on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of As-cast Mg-Ca-Y-Zr Alloys -- Strengthening and Toughening Behaviors of the Mg-9Al Alloy Containing Oxygen Atoms -- Investigations on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Non-flammable Mg-Al-Zn-Ca-Y Alloys -- Developmentof BioMg 250 Bioabsorbable Implant Alloy -- The Electrolytic Production of Magnesium from MgO -- Empirical Examination of the Formation of Mechanical Properties of Heated Twin-roll-cast Magnesium Strips -- The Morphology and Distribution of Al8Mn5 in High Pressure Die Cast AM50 and AZ91 -- Study on the Production of Metallic Magnesium from Nickel - Containing Serpentine -- Fabrication of Mg(OH)2 by Electrolysis Using MgCl2 Aqueous Solution -- An Experimental Study on Penetration Resistance Characteristics of Full Production Scale Magnesium Alloy AMX602 -- Experimental Study on the Reversion Reaction between Magnesium and CO Vapor in the Carbothermic Reduction of Magnesia under Vacuum -- Study on Metal Smelting Process under Microwave Irradiation -- Thermogravimetric Analysis of Simultaneous Decomposition and Formation of MgB2 -- Dislocations in Mg Alloys with Rare-earth Element Addition -- Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behavior of Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr Alloy -- Twin-slip Interaction at Low Stress Stage Deformation in an AZ31 Mg Alloy -- In-situ Neutron Diffraction and Acoustic Emission during the Biaxial Loading of AZ31 Alloy -- Acoustic Emission Study of High Temperature Deformation of Mg-Zn-Y Alloys with LPSO Phase -- Deformation and Recrystallization Mechanisms and their Influence on the Microstructure Development of Rare Earth Containing Magnesium Sheets -- Thermo-mechanical Treatment of Extruded Mg-1Zn Alloy: Cluster Analysis of AE Signals -- The effect of initial texture on deformation behaviors of Mg alloys under Erichsen test -- Measurement of Twin Formation Energy Barriers Using Nudged Elastic Band Molecular Statics -- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-7.71Gd-2.39Nd-0.17Zr Alloy after the Different Heat Treatments -- Superplasticity in a Chip-consolidated Mg97Zn1Y2 Alloy with LPSO Phase -- Technological Solutions to Apply Magnesium Bulk Materials in Dynamic Bending and Axial Compression Load Cases -- Mechanical Properties of Thermo-mechanically Treated Extruded Mg-Zn-based Alloys -- Influence of Low Temperature Forging on Microstructure and Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Cast AZ31B Mg Alloy -- The Recrystallization and Grain Growth Behavior of Unalloyed Mg and a Mg-Al Alloy -- Strengthening of a Biodegradable Mg-Zn-Ca Alloy ZX50 after Processing by HPT and Heat Treatment -- Strain Heterogeneity Structures in Wrought Magnesium AZ31 under Reversed Loading -- Hot Forging Behavior of Mg-8Al-4Ba-4Ca (ABaX844) Alloy and Validation of Processing Map -- Effect of Calcium on Resistance to Oxidation of Magnesium Alloys (AZ91) -- Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties during the Casting and Rolling of the ZEK100 Sheet -- Part 2. Magnesium Alloy Development: An LMD Symposium in Honor of Karl Kainer -- Recent Developments in the Application of the Interdependence Model of Grain Formation and Refinement -- Thermodynamics of Phase Formation in Mg–Al–C Alloys Applied to Grain Refinement -- Development of Magnesium-Rare Earth Die-casting Alloys -- Creep Resistant Mg-Mn Based Alloys for Automotive Powertrain Applications -- Solutions for Next Generation Automotive Lightweight Concepts Based on Material Selection and Functional Integration -- Magnesium Pistons in Engines: Fiction or Fact? -- Development of Magnesium Sheets -- Development of Heat-treatable High-strength Mg–Zn–Ca–Zr Sheet Alloy with Excellent Room Temperature Formability -- Interaction between Propagating Twins and Non-shearable Precipitates in Magnesium Alloys -- Effects of Severe Plastic Deformation on Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of Magnesium Alloys -- Alloy Design for the Development Heat Treatable Mg Sheet Alloy with Excellent Room Temperature Formability and Strength -- Co-precipitation on the Basal and Prismatic Planes in Mg-Gd-Ag-Zr Alloy Subjected to Over-ageing -- Evolution of the Dislocation Structure during Compression in a Mg-Zn-Y Alloy with Long Period Stacking Ordered Structure -- Intermetallic Phase Characteristics in the Mg-Nd-Zn System -- Biodegradable Mg-Y and Mg-Li Alloys with the Addition of Ca and Zn to the Medical Application -- Degradable Magnesium Implants - Assessment of the Current Situation -- Study on Mg-Si-Sr Ternary Alloys for Biomedical Applications -- Solidification Analysis of Grain Refined AZ91D Magnesium Alloy via Neutron Diffraction -- Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Thin Strip Twin Roll Cast (TRC) Mg Sheet -- Part 3. Environmental Challenges and Opportunities for the Magnesium Industry: Recycling and Sustainability Joint Session -- Repaired Algorithm for Nonlinear to Predict the Displacement of Copper Ion in the Absorbtion Systerm of Treated Steel Slag.