The effects of Mg addition on mechanical thermo-electrical properties of Al.Mg/5%Al2O3 nanocomposite with differentMg contents (0, 5%, 10% and 20%) produced by mechanical alloying were studied. Scanning electron mic...The effects of Mg addition on mechanical thermo-electrical properties of Al.Mg/5%Al2O3 nanocomposite with differentMg contents (0, 5%, 10% and 20%) produced by mechanical alloying were studied. Scanning electron microscopy analysis (SEM),X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the produced powder. Theresults show that addition of Mg forms a predominant phase (Al.Mg solid solution). By increasing the mass fraction of Mg, thecrystallite size decreases and the lattice strain increases which results from the atomic penetration of Mg atoms into the substitutionalsites of Al lattice. The microhardness of the composite increases with the increase of the Mg content. The thermal and electricalconductivities increase linearly with the temperature increase in the inspected temperature range. Moreover, the thermalconductivity increases with the increase of Mg content.展开更多
文摘The effects of Mg addition on mechanical thermo-electrical properties of Al.Mg/5%Al2O3 nanocomposite with differentMg contents (0, 5%, 10% and 20%) produced by mechanical alloying were studied. Scanning electron microscopy analysis (SEM),X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the produced powder. Theresults show that addition of Mg forms a predominant phase (Al.Mg solid solution). By increasing the mass fraction of Mg, thecrystallite size decreases and the lattice strain increases which results from the atomic penetration of Mg atoms into the substitutionalsites of Al lattice. The microhardness of the composite increases with the increase of the Mg content. The thermal and electricalconductivities increase linearly with the temperature increase in the inspected temperature range. Moreover, the thermalconductivity increases with the increase of Mg content.