Mechanical behaviour of magnesium nanocomposites at wide range of strain rates and temperatures

• Main Author: Xiao, Jing
• Other Authors: Shu Dong Wei, David
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Composite materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65628
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As a result of environmental considerations, a key challenge for the automobile and aerospace industries is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance fuel efficiency. This motivates the development of new lightweight alloys as replacement for steel and aluminium alloys. Magnesium and its all...