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Improved mechanical properties of Mg matrix composites reinforced with Al and carbon nanotubes fabricated by spark plasma sintering followed by hot extrusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2016

Yan Yan ,
Hua Zhang ,
Jianfeng Fan ,
Lifei Wang ,
Qiang Zhang ,
Minjian Hou ,
Hongbiao Dong  and
Bingshe Xu
Yan Yan
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Shanxi Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Hua Zhang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Shanxi Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Jianfeng Fan
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Shanxi Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Lifei Wang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Shanxi Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Qiang Zhang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Shanxi Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Minjian Hou
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Shanxi Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Hongbiao Dong
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Bingshe Xu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Shanxi Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: zhanghua2009@tyut.edu.cn, zhanghua2009@126.com
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Abstract

The new processing method of spark plasma sintering (SPS) followed by hot extrusion was developed to produce Mg–1Al–xCNTs composites. Microstructural characterization revealed that the reinforcement particles were distributed uniformly in Mg matrix. The results of mechanical properties indicated a fact that compared with monolithic Mg, all Mg–1Al–xCNTs composites, especially the Mg–1Al–0.15CNTs composite, fabricated by SPS followed by hot extrusion exhibited better tensile and compressive properties. Under tension, Mg–1Al–0.15CNTs composite exhibited higher 0.2% tensile yield strength (TYS) (157 MPa versus 98 MPa, increased by ∼60%) and ultimate tensile strength (271 MPa versus 188 MPa, increased by ∼44%) than monolithic Mg. In compression, Mg–1Al–0.15CNTs composite also obtained a great enhancement in 0.2% compressive yield strength (118 MPa versus 81 MPa, increased by ∼46%) and ultimate compressive strength (321 MPa versus 255 MPa, increased by ∼26%) compared to monolithic Mg. Meanwhile, Mg–1Al–0.15CNTs composite maintained a high tensile failure strain of ∼8.8% and a high compressive failure strain of ∼17.9%.

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MgAlcarbon nanotubesmicrostructuremechanical properties
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 31 , Issue 23 , 14 December 2016 , pp. 3745 - 3756
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2016 

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