Research Article
TiC Nanoparticle Addition to Enhance the Mechanical Response of Hybrid Magnesium Alloy
Table 2
Texture results of AZ31/AZ91 and AZ31/AZ91/TiC nanocomposite based on X-ray diffraction.
| Material | Sectiona | Plane | Average |
| AZ31/AZ91 | T | 1 0 −1 0 prism | 0.53 | 0 0 0 2 basal | 0.26 | 1 0 −1 1 pyramidal | 1.00 | L | 1 0 −1 0 prism | 0.33 | 0 0 0 2 basal | 0.63 | 1 0 −1 1 pyramidal | 1.00 |
| AZ31/AZ91/1.5vol% TiC | T | 1 0 −1 0 prism | 0.61 | 0 0 0 2 basal | 0.11 | 1 0 −1 1 pyramidal | 1.00 | L | 1 0 −1 0 prism | 0.32 | 0 0 0 2 basal | 0.65 | 1 0 −1 1 pyramidal | 1.00 |
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aT: transverse; L: longitudinal.
b is XRD maximum intensity from either prism, basal, or pyramidal planes.
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