“…Magnesium (Mg) alloys have been widely applied as lightweight engineering materials due to their unique properties [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. As commercial Mg-Zn-based alloys, ZK60 (Mg–Zn–Zr) alloys [ 9 ] have attracted great interest from researchers due to their high strength [ 10 , 11 , 12 ]. The microstructure [ 13 , 14 ], mechanical properties [ 15 , 16 , 17 ], and biological applications [ 18 , 19 ] of ZK60 alloys have been studied widely in recent decades.…”