Study on High-Strain-Rate Deformation of Magnesium Alloy Using Underwater Shock Waves Generated by High-Voltage Electric Discharge of Thin Wire

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The manuscript has certain innovation and novelty.However, there are still many deficiencies that need to be further revised, as shown below:1.The language level of the manuscript still needs to be improved, especially the abstract, introduction and conclusion.2.In this manuscript, the key international literature search on electric explosive welding and underwater explosive welding is not sufficient, especially the relevant papers in the past five years are lack of citations and comments.3.Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5 are not very clear with the description of the key experimental setup and experimental principle in the paper, and the experimental technique and principle need to be further demonstrated.4.The representation and expression methods of the figures in Figure 9-17 do not conform to the international specification of Origin software for drawing. Please re-draw in strict accordance with the requirements. At the same time, the numerical calculation results of the ruler is not clear, the picture quality is poor, please replace the high-quality picture, so that readers can accurately understand the author's intention. 5.The reference format is confusing and inconsistent, please re-integrate according to the requirements of the journal.

Author Response

Thank you for reviewing our manuscript.
We have corrected the manuscript as you pointed out and uploaded it, so please check it again. In addition, we will describe the response to the pointed out content below.

1.　The language level of the manuscript still needs to be improved, especially the abstract, introduction and conclusion.
A.　We asked an English proofreader to correct the manuscript.

2.　In this manuscript, the key international literature search on electric explosive welding and underwater explosive welding is not sufficient, especially the relevant papers in the past five years are lack of citations and comments.
A. Some red underlined sentence been added and corrected in the introduction. Some references were added including with recent ones.

3.　Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5 are not very clear with the description of the key experimental setup and experimental principle in the paper, and the experimental technique and principle need to be further demonstrated.
A.　The detailed explanation of Figure 3 to 5 were added and corrected to the text underlined in red in the contents of "2. Experimental method".

4.The representation and expression methods of the figures in Figure 9-17 do not conform to the international specification of Origin software for drawing. Please re-draw in strict accordance with the requirements. At the same time, the numerical calculation results of the ruler is not clear, the picture quality is poor, please replace the high-quality picture, so that readers can accurately understand the author's intention.
A. Numerical simulation results, pressure charts, figures are corrected and clarified.

5.　The reference format is confusing and inconsistent, please re-integrate according to the requirements of the journal.
A.　The format of the reference has been modified to match the journal's requirements.

Reviewer 2 Report

This submission is certainly worth to be published, but a few points have to undergo a revision before:

1. In Fig. 11, the right side numbers cannot be read.

2. What is R2620ZC25, IXYS???

3.What are explosive explosives???

4. The references do not all have the same lay-out.

5. There are some typos.

Author Response

Thank you for reviewing our manuscript.
We have corrected the manuscript as you pointed out and uploaded it, so please check it again. In addition, we will describe the response to the pointed out content below.

1.　In Fig. 11, the right side numbers cannot be read.
A.　The pressure chart has been clarified and revised.

2.What is R2620ZC25, IXYS???
A.　Thyristor model number and manufacturer. IXYS is a company name. 

3.What are explosive explosives???
A. Explosive is "Safety Explosive(SEP)", Added to 2.2. Materials and Numerical Simulation.

4. The references do not all have the same lay-out.
A. The format of the reference has been modified to match the journal's requirements.

5.There are some typos.
A. We asked an English proofreader to correct the manuscript.