1. THERMODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF ALKALI METAL IMPURIES ON THE PROCESSING OF AL AND MG ALLOYS Open Access Author: Zhang, Shengjun Title: THERMODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF ALKALI METAL IMPURIES ON THE PROCESSING OF AL AND MG ALLOYS Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: Mg alloysHigh temperature embrittlementalkali metal impuritiesAl alloysfirst-principlesThermodynamics File: Download Zhang-Thesis-04.pdfDownload Corrected_Title_Page_S_Zhang.pdf Committee Members: Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-ChairLong Qing Chen, Committee MemberEarle Richard Ryba, Committee MemberRobert Carl Voigt, Committee Member