The Promise of Sustainable Magnesium Composite Technology for Greener Future

Abstract:

Ethical research that ensures the enhancement of quality of human life for present and future generations is the need of the day. This inherits the typical requirement to impose zero or minimal stress on the environment. Currently, planet earth is witnessing global warming and largely unpredictable weather changes, primarily due to greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation sector is one of the major engineering sectors contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. One way to mitigate/minimize these emissions is to use lightweight materials in the construction of vehicles for use in land, water, aerospace and space applications. Towards this, magnesium based materials are viable options which are suitable to replace aluminum based materials allowing ~ 35% weight saving on a component basis. As magnesium is abundant in nature and is a nutritional element, its availability and recyclability is not an issue. Accordingly, this paper will focus on the development of magnesium based nanocomposites capable of replacing conventional materials in multiple engineering and biomedical applications.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 928)
• Pages: 56-61
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.928.56
• Online since: August 2018
• Authors: Manoj Gupta*, Sravya Tekumalla
• Keywords: Composites, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Light-Weighting, Magnesium, Transportation Sector

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