The Overall Effects of AlN Nanoparticle Addition to Hybrid Magnesium Alloy AZ91/ZK60A

Table 1

Results of grain characteristics and microhardness of AZ91/ZK60A and AZ91/ZK60A/AlN nanocomposite.

Material	AlN (vol.%)	Grain characteristics^a		Microhardness; (HV)
		Size (μm)	Aspect ratio
AZ91/ZK60A	—	4.5±0.9	1.4	137±4
AZ91/ZK60A/; 1.5 vol% AlN	1.50	4.2±0.8	1.4	160±8 (+17)

^aBased on approximately 100 grains.
() Brackets indicate % change with respect to corresponding result of AZ91/ZK60A.