High Performance Magnesium Based Composites Containing Nano-Length Scale/Amorphous/Hollow Reinforcements

Abstract:

Magnesium is the lightest weight metallic material that can be used in multiple engineering applications and biomedical sector as a structural material. It is abundantly available in earth’s crust and sea water and non-toxic in nature. Inherent to magnesium is its superior specific mechanical properties, high damping, electromagnetic shielding capability and ability to reduce carbon signature of the transportation sector.Magnesium is one of the widely available metal in earth crust and sea water. It is non-toxic and hence does not pose a health risk during recycling or waste dumping in natural water bodies. As a result, magnesium technology is sustainable and beneficial to planet earth and living organisms.Magnesium based materials are gradually being used in many applications and their performance and applications can further be stretched using the composite technology. Accordingly, the main scope of this paper is to highlight the enhancement of a number of properties of magnesium through the use of nanolength scale, amorphous and hollow reinforcements.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 879)
• Pages: 642-647
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.879.642
• Online since: November 2016
• Authors: Manoj Gupta*, Wai Leong Eugene Wong
• Keywords: Amorphous Reinforcements, Magnesium Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties

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