MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICHAL PROPERTIES OF A SOLID-STATE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED MAGNESIUM ALLOY by THOMAS WILKES ROBINSON PAUL G. ALLISON, COMMITTEE CHAIR JAMES B. JORDON, CO-CHAIR GREGORY KUBACKI A THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Graduate School of The University of Alabama TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 2021