Magnesium, magnesium alloys, and magnesium composites : a guide

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New York : Wiley, 2011

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xvii, 257 p. : ill. : 24 cm.

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9780470494172

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Includes index

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"Properties of Magnesium Composites for Material Scientists, Engineers and Selectors is the first book-length reference to provide an insight into current and future magnesium-based materials in terms of science, characteristics, and applications. It emphasizes the properties of magnesium-based composites and the effects of different types of reinforcements, from micron length to nanometer scale, on the properties of the resulting composites. With the popularity of magnesium-based materials in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and sports equipment industries, and its unique role as a lightweight, energy-saving and high-performance material, both professionals and students will find this a must-have resource"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book is the first to provide readers insight into the science, characteristics, and applications of current and futuristic magnesium-based materials, with particular emphasis placed upon the properties of magnesium-based composites and the effects of different types (metallic, ceramic, interconnected and intermetallic) of reinforcements from micron length scale to nanometric length scale on the properties of the resultant composites. While many books and reviews have been written on magnesium-based materials and the technology of magnesium, there has not been a consolidated book on the properties of other futuristic magnesium-based materials, in particular magnesium-based composites that have been developed actively over the last 15 years. Since magnesium is the lightest of all structural metals, and due to its low density and high specific mechanical properties, it has become a popular material for applications in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and sports equipment industries"-- Provided by publisher.

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Summary

A look at the current and future uses of magnesium-based products and their role in the world's environmental and technological revolution

The lightest of all structural metals, having one-fourth the density of steel and two-thirds that of aluminum, magnesium has already been adopted as an alternative construction material in applications as far ranging as automotive and sports equipment, electronics, and space technology. In a world concerned with minimizing the environmental impact of products, the choice of light-weight, energy-saving, and high-performance materials, like magnesium, would seem a small, significant step towards improving life on this planet. Magnesium, Magnesium Alloys, and Magnesium Composites introduces the science and current applications of this important metal, shedding light on the magnesium-based composites developed over the last fifteen years. Chapters include in-depth discussion of:

The characteristics of pure magnesium--including atomic properties and crystal structure as well as physical, electrical, and mechanical properties

Magnesium alloys--and the effects of the alloying elements, such as aluminum, lithium, copper, nickel, and silicon

The properties of magnesium-based composites--and the effects of different types (metallic, ceramic, interconnected, and intermetallic) of reinforcements of varying length (from micron scale to nanometric length)

Corrosion aspects of magnesium-based materials

Magnesium-based products in medicine, sports equipment, and the automotive, aerospace, and electronics industries

Bringing together, for the first time, the science, properties, and technologies relating to the current and future uses of magnesium, this important reference also offers readers a glimpse of a not-too-distant world in which environmental safety and sound engineering are a reality.

Author Notes

Manoj Gupta is an Associate Professor and head of the Materials Group of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore.

Nai Mui Ling Sharon was a research fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore at the time she coauthored the book. Currently, she is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech).

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction to Magnesium

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Characteristics of Pure Magnesium

1.3 Applications

2 Magnesium Processing Technology

2.1 Liquid Metallurgy

2.2 Powder Metallurgy

2.3 Forming

3 Magnesium Alloys

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Casting Alloys

3.3 Wrought Alloys

4 Fundamentals of Metal Matrix Composites

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Materials

4.3 Distribution of Reinforcement Materials

4.4 Wettability Between Matrix and Reinforcement

4.5 Porosity in Metal Matrix Composites

4.6 Mechanical Properties

5 Magnesium Composites

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Materials

5.3 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with SiC

5.4 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with Al2O3

5.5 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with Y2O3

5.6 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with ZrO2

5.7 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs)

5.8 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with MgO

5.9 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with TiC

5.10 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with TiB2

5.11 Mg Based Composites Reinforced with Carbon

5.12 Mg-Based Composites Reinforced with Metallic Additions

5.13 Bimetal Mg/Al Macrocomposite

6 Corrosion Aspects of Magnesium-based Materials

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Types of Corrosion

6.3 Corrosion Protection Methods

Appendix A List of Magnesium Suppliers

Appendix B List of Research Group in Magnesium-Based Processing

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