Processing and properties of magnesium containing a dense uniform dispersion of nanoparticles

Nature

Volumn 528, Issue 7583, 2015, Pages 539-543

  Chen, Lian Yi ^a,b   Xu, Jia Quan ^a   Choi, Hongseok ^c   Pozuelo, Marta ^a   Ma, Xiaolong ^d   Bhowmick, Sanjit ^e   Yang, Jenn Ming ^a   Mathaudhu, Suveen ^f   Li, Xiao Chun ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

^b University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^c Clemson University   (United States)

^d North Carolina State University   (United States)

^e Bruker Corporation   (United States)

^f University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON CARBIDE;

ALUMINUM; DEGRADATION; DISPERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNESIUM; NANOPARTICLE; PLASTICITY; STIFFNESS;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; GRAIN; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84951293892     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature16445     Document Type: Article

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