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Most of the work carried out on microstructural and mechanical characterization of Al and Mg based nanocomposites is currently based on laboratory-scale research activities. Aiming to fully exploit the potential of MMNCs at a larger scale, however, the feasibility of the manufacturing processes to produce nanocomposite components should be investigated at a much larger-scale. In this chapter, industrial scaling-up issues related to casting processes are highlighted and discussed, as well as the translation of MMNCs to the product level. Critical aspects still partially unexplored in the literature, such as fatigue properties, corrosion behavior and recycling of MMNCs will be also presented.
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Ceschini, L. et al. (2017). Future Directions. In: Aluminum and Magnesium Metal Matrix Nanocomposites. Engineering Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2681-2_6
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