Adding TiC Nanoparticles to Magnesium Alloy ZK60A for Strength/Ductility Enhancement

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Material</td><td align="center">0.2% CYS (MPa)</td><td align="center">UCS (MPa)</td><td align="center">Failure strain (%)</td><td align="center">WOF (MJ/m<sup>3</sup>)<sup>a</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">ZK60A</td><td align="center">128 ± 11</td><td align="center">522 ± 11</td><td align="center">19.6 ± 0.9</td><td align="center">89 ± 12</td></tr><tr><td align="left">ZK60A/1.5 vol.% TiC</td><td align="center">106 ± 7 (−17)</td><td align="center">577 ± 6 (+11)</td><td align="center">25.3 ± 1.6 (+29)</td><td align="center">119 ± 5 (+34)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><sup>
									a</sup>Obtained from engineering stress-strain diagram using EXCEL software.<br/>( ) Brackets indicate % change with respect to corresponding result of ZK60A.<br/></td></tr></table>

Results of compressive testing of ZK60A and ZK60A/TiC nanocomposite.

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Table 4: Adding TiC Nanoparticles to Magnesium Alloy ZK60A for Strength/Ductility Enhancement 