Si₃N₄ Nanoparticle Addition to Concentrated Magnesium Alloy AZ81: Enhanced Tensile Ductility and Compressive Strength

Table 6

Materials selected for this study.

Material	Available description and/or composition; (wt%)	Particle size; (nm)	Source
		Alloys
AZ61	Nominally 5.8–7.2 wt.% Al, 0.15–0.50 wt.% Mn, 0.04–1.50 wt.% Zn, 0.10 wt.% Si max, 0.05 wt.% Cu max, 0.005 wt.% Ni max, 0.005 wt.% Fe max, 0.30 wt.% others max, balance Mg	—	Tokyo Magnesium Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
AA1050	Nominally >99.5 wt.% Al	—	Alfa Aesar, Massachusetts, USA
		Nanoparticle reinforcement
Si3N4	98.5+% purity	15–30	Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials Inc, Texas, USA

Please note that AZ61 is a magnesium alloy while AA1050 is an aluminium alloy.