In the current work, a novel magnesium alloy Elektron21 reinforced by ceramic AlN nanoparticles were produced by an ultrasound-assisted casting. The fabricated nanocomposites were investigated to evaluate their microstructure, hardness, physical, thermal and electrical conductivity. The microstructural evolutions show that a uniform dispersion of the ceramic particles within the matrix can be achieved by employing the ultrasound-assisted stirring. However, some nanoparticles were found to be pushed by the solidification front. According to the Vickers hardness results, the addition of AlN nanoparticles results in a slight improvement of the mechanical properties of the nanocomposites. What is surprising is that both electrical and thermal conductivity of the nanocomposite were improved significantly as a consequence of AlN addition. This improvement in the conductivity characteristics of the nanocomposite is mainly corresponding to the structural effect of nanoparticles within the matrix.

Novel Magnesium Elektron21-AlN Nanocomposites Produced by Ultrasound-Assisted Casting; Microstructure, Thermal and Electrical Conductivity / Saboori, Abdollah; Padovano, Elisa; Pavese, Matteo; Badini, Claudio. - In: MATERIALS. - ISSN 1996-1944. - ELETTRONICO. - 11:1(2017), p. 27. [10.3390/ma11010027]

Novel Magnesium Elektron21-AlN Nanocomposites Produced by Ultrasound-Assisted Casting; Microstructure, Thermal and Electrical Conductivity

Saboori, Abdollah;Padovano, Elisa;Pavese, Matteo;Badini, Claudio
2017

Abstract

In the current work, a novel magnesium alloy Elektron21 reinforced by ceramic AlN nanoparticles were produced by an ultrasound-assisted casting. The fabricated nanocomposites were investigated to evaluate their microstructure, hardness, physical, thermal and electrical conductivity. The microstructural evolutions show that a uniform dispersion of the ceramic particles within the matrix can be achieved by employing the ultrasound-assisted stirring. However, some nanoparticles were found to be pushed by the solidification front. According to the Vickers hardness results, the addition of AlN nanoparticles results in a slight improvement of the mechanical properties of the nanocomposites. What is surprising is that both electrical and thermal conductivity of the nanocomposite were improved significantly as a consequence of AlN addition. This improvement in the conductivity characteristics of the nanocomposite is mainly corresponding to the structural effect of nanoparticles within the matrix.
2017
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