Powder metallurgy of Mg-1%Al-1%Sn alloy reinforced with low content of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs)

Muhammad Rashad; Fusheng Pan; Muhammad Asif; Aitao Tang

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.20, No.6, 4250-4255, November, 2014

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.01.028 Export Citation

Powder metallurgy of Mg-1%Al-1%Sn alloy reinforced with low content of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs)

Muhammad Rashad^{1, 2, †}, Fusheng Pan^{1, 2, †}, Muhammad Asif³, and Aitao Tang^{1, 2}

¹College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
²National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
³School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

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The Mg-1%Al-1%Sn-0.18% graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) composite is fabricated by semi powder metallurgy method followed by hot extrusion. Microscopic observation revealed the uniform distribution of GNPs in the matrix. The addition of 0.18 wt% GNPs to Mg-1wt%Al-1wt%Sn alloy lead to increase in tensile strength (i.e., from 236 to 269 MPa). The increase in strength of the composite could be due to high specific surface area, superior nano-filler adhesion and two-dimensional structure of GNPs.

Keywords:Magnesium alloy;Mechanical properties;Powder metallurgy method

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[Referenced By]

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[2] Renaud J, Luo A, Nakatsugawa I, Plourde J, JOM, 28 (1995)

[3] Clow BB, Adv. Mater. Process., 33 (1996)

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[8] Lee C, Wei X, Kysar JW, Hone J, Science, 321, 385 (2008)

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[12] Liang JJ, Huang Y, Zhang L, Wang Y, Ma YF, Guo TY, Chen YS, Adv. Funct. Mater., 19(14), 2297 (2009)

[13] Rafiee M, Rafiee J, Wang Z, Song H, Yu ZZ, Koratkar N, ACS Nano, 3, 3884 (2009)

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[16] Wang J, Li Z, Fan G, Pan H, Chen Z, Zhang D, Scr. Mater., 66, 594 (2012)

[17] Luster JW, Thumann M, Baumann R, Mater. Sci. Technol., 9, 853 (1993)

[18] Miller WS, Humphreys FJ, Scr. Mater., 25, 33 (1991)

[19] OEZ, Nucl. Phys., 89 (1934)

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[21] Zhang Z, Chen DL, Scr. Mater., 54, 1321 (2006)

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