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1 6 A U T O M O T I V E M A T E R I A L S The key obstacle to industrial scalemagnesium rolling is the element’s inherently poor formability at room temperature. To address this challenge, the search is on for newmagnesium alloys that feature improved formability along with novel rolling techniques. *Member of ASM International Amjad Javaid, Mark S. Kozdras,* and Frank Czerwinski CanmetMaterials, Natural Resources Canada Hamilton, Ontario OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO MAGNESIUM ROLLING