Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys Developed as Bone Repair Materials: A Review

Table 1

Common second phases of select biodegradable Mg alloys.

Biodegradable magnesium alloys	The second phases in magnesium matrix
AZ31B [61], AZ61D [62]	Mg17Al12
AZ91D [63, 64]	Mg17Al12, Al8Mn5
Mg-Ca [65]	Mg2Ca
Mg-Sr [4, 65]	Mg17Sr2, Mg2Sr
Mg-Zn [66]	MgZn2
Mg-Zn-Ca [67]	Mg2Zn3
Mg-Si [66]	Mg2Si
Mg-Al-Si [68]	Mg2Si
WE43 [69]	Mg24Y5, Mg41Nd5, Mg12Nd
ZK60 [70]	MgZn, MgZn2