Fabrication and Mechanical Behavior of Ex Situ Mg-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite Reinforced with Electroless Cu-Coated SiC Particles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Electroless Cu Plating on SiC Particles
3.2. Microstructure of the Fabricated BMGMC
3.3. Mechanical Behavior of BMGMC
4. Discussion
4.1. Role of Electroless Plating
4.2. Toughening Mechanism
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, X.; Zhao, L.; Hu, X.; Cheng, Y.; Liu, S.; Chen, P.; Cui, C. Fabrication and Mechanical Behavior of Ex Situ Mg-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite Reinforced with Electroless Cu-Coated SiC Particles. Materials 2017, 10, 1371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10121371
Wang X, Zhao L, Hu X, Cheng Y, Liu S, Chen P, Cui C. Fabrication and Mechanical Behavior of Ex Situ Mg-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite Reinforced with Electroless Cu-Coated SiC Particles. Materials. 2017; 10(12):1371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10121371
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xin, Lichen Zhao, Ximei Hu, Yongjian Cheng, Shuiqing Liu, Peng Chen, and Chunxiang Cui. 2017. "Fabrication and Mechanical Behavior of Ex Situ Mg-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite Reinforced with Electroless Cu-Coated SiC Particles" Materials 10, no. 12: 1371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10121371
APA StyleWang, X., Zhao, L., Hu, X., Cheng, Y., Liu, S., Chen, P., & Cui, C. (2017). Fabrication and Mechanical Behavior of Ex Situ Mg-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite Reinforced with Electroless Cu-Coated SiC Particles. Materials, 10(12), 1371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10121371