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

Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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Materials 2018, 11(1), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11010027
Received: 29 November 2017 / Revised: 16 December 2017 / Accepted: 24 December 2017 / Published: 26 December 2017
(This article belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
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. View Full-Text
Keywords: nanocomposite; Elektron21; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity nanocomposite; Elektron21; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity
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Saboori, A.; Padovano, E.; Pavese, M.; Badini, C. Novel Magnesium Elektron21-AlN Nanocomposites Produced by Ultrasound-Assisted Casting; Microstructure, Thermal and Electrical Conductivity. Materials 2018, 11, 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11010027

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Saboori A, Padovano E, Pavese M, Badini C. Novel Magnesium Elektron21-AlN Nanocomposites Produced by Ultrasound-Assisted Casting; Microstructure, Thermal and Electrical Conductivity. Materials. 2018; 11(1):27. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11010027

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Saboori, Abdollah, Elisa Padovano, Matteo Pavese, and Claudio Badini. 2018. "Novel Magnesium Elektron21-AlN Nanocomposites Produced by Ultrasound-Assisted Casting; Microstructure, Thermal and Electrical Conductivity" Materials 11, no. 1: 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11010027

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