High performance heterogeneous magnesium-based nanocomposite

    Authors

    J. L. Liu; K. Zhao; M. Zhang; Y. G. Wang;L. N. An

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Mater. Lett.

    Keywords

    Nanocomposites; Microstructure; Heterogeneous; Mechanical properties; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; MATRIX COMPOSITES; SIC NANOPARTICLES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLES; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    A heterogeneous Mg-based nanocomposite reinforced with SiC nanoparticles was synthesized by planetary ball milling and subsequently spark plasma sintering. The material has two distinguished phases: a continuous hard phase consisting of Mg and uniformly distributed SiC particles and an isolated soft phase consisting of pure Mg. Mechanical test revealed that the nanocomposite exhibited significantly increased strength and retained malleability as compared to pure Mg. The results also highlight a new strategy for designing Mg-based composites for high performances. Published by Elsevier B.V.

    Journal Title

    Materials Letters

    Volume

    143

    Publication Date

    1-1-2015

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    287

    Last Page

    289

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000350520200077

    ISSN

    0167-577X

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