A critical review of Mg–Zn–Y series alloys containing I, W, and LPSO phases

N Tahreen, DL Chen - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Magnesium and its alloys are playing an increasingly important role in the transportation
industry due to the pressing demand of lightweight structures to improve fuel efficiency and …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene nanoplatelets induced heterogeneous bimodal structural magnesium matrix composites with enhanced mechanical properties

S Xiang, X Wang, M Gupta, K Wu, X Hu, M Zheng - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In this work, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) reinforced magnesium (Mg) matrix composites
were synthesised using the multi-step dispersion route. Well-dispersed but …

[HTML][HTML] A novel Al matrix composite reinforced by nano-AlNp network

X Ma, YF Zhao, WJ Tian, Z Qian, HW Chen, YY Wu… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
In pursuit of lightweighting of automobiles and low emission of transportation, the efforts to
develop high-strength, heat-resistant and fatigue-resistant Al alloys and/or composites have …

Salt-assisted ultrasonic deaggregation of nanodiamond

K Turcheniuk, C Trecazzi… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report a new facile, inexpensive, and contaminant-free technique of salt-assisted
ultrasonic deaggregation (SAUD) of nanodiamond into single-digit particles stable in …

[HTML][HTML] Magnesium plasmonics for UV applications and chiral sensing

HH Jeong, AG Mark, P Fischer - Chemical Communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We demonstrate that chiral magnesium nanoparticles show remarkable plasmonic extinction-
and chiroptical-effects in the ultraviolet region. The Mg nanohelices possess an enhanced …

Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of nano-SiCp/AZ91 composite processed by extrusion and equal channel angular pressing (ECAP)

XG Qiao, T Ying, MY Zheng, ED Wei, K Wu… - Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nano-SiCp/AZ91 magnesium matrix composite was fabricated by stir casting. The as-cast
ingots were extruded at 350° C, then processed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) …

Deciphering the Structural Evolution and Electronic Properties of Magnesium Clusters: An Aromatic Homonuclear Metal Mg17 Cluster

X Xia, X Kuang, C Lu, Y Jin, X Xing… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The structures and electronic properties of low-energy neutral and anionic Mg n (n= 3–20)
clusters have been studied by utilizing a widely adopted CALYPSO structure searching …

Molten salt assisted solidification nanoprocessing of Al-TiC nanocomposites

W Liu, C Cao, J Xu, X Wang, X Li - Materials Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Effective nanoparticle incorporation and dispersion have been long-standing challenges for
solidification processing of metal matrix nanocomposites. This study reports a molten salt …

Cu/C composites with a good combination of hardness and electrical conductivity fabricated from Cu and graphite by accumulative roll-bonding

GC Yao, QS Mei, JY Li, CL Li, Y Ma, F Chen, M Liu - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Cu/C composites were prepared from Cu and graphite by accumulative roll-bonding (ARB)
up to 30 cycles (N) with a 50% thickness reduction per cycle at room temperature. The …

Microstructural evolution of AZ61-10 at.% Ti composite powders during mechanical milling

H Yu, Y Sun, L Hu, H Zhou, Z Wan - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
The nanocrystalline AZ61 containing 10 at.% Ti composite powders were synthesized by
mechanical milling. The results indicate that mechanical milling is available to prepare AZ61 …