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Microstructure and Lattice Parameters of AlN Particle-Reinforced Magnesium Matrix Composites Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy

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Magnesium matrix composites reinforced with AlN particles were fabricated by the powder metallurgy technique. The evolution of lattice constants and solid solubility levels of Al in α-Mg and the microstructure of Mg–Al/AlN composites were investigated in the present study. The results showed that the solid solubility of Al in α-Mg reached a relatively high level by the P/M process with a long time of milling. X-ray diffraction showed that the peaks of Mg phase clearly shifted to higher angles. The lattice constants and cell volume decreased significantly compared with those of standard Mg due to a significant amount of Al incorporated into α-Mg in the form of substitutional solid solution. The degree of lattice deformation decreased at a low sintering temperature and increased at higher sintering temperatures due to the presence of AlN. Microstructural characterization of the composites revealed a necklace distribution of AlN particles in the Mg matrix. Heat treatment led to precipitation of Mg17Al12 from the supersaturated α-Mg solid solution. The precipitate exhibited granular and lath-shaped morphologies in Mg matrix and flocculent precipitation around AlN particles.

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

    Jie Chen, Chong-Gao Bao & Yong Wang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, School of Mechanics and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China

    Jin-Ling Liu

  3. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816-2450, USA

    Challapalli Suryanarayana

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Chen, J., Bao, CG., Wang, Y. et al. Microstructure and Lattice Parameters of AlN Particle-Reinforced Magnesium Matrix Composites Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy. Acta Metall. Sin. (Engl. Lett.) 28, 1354–1363 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40195-015-0333-6

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