Strength-ductility trade-off is usually an inevitable scenario in most engineering materials,
including metal matrix composites (MMCs) where reinforcement particles significantly …

Cold/hot forming wrought Al components with the apparent advantage of lightweight,
outstanding formability and strength-ductility synergy are promising in structural materials …

The effects of nanosized reinforcement particles on precipitation reactions in age-
hardenable Al alloy matrix composites have been largely unknown. In this work, an Al–Zn …

Aluminum alloys with silicon, magnesium, and copper were extensively used alloying
elements in various applications because of their excellent properties. In recent decades …

In this study, the fabrication of hybrid metal-matrix-surface composites (HMMSC) through the
friction stir process (FSP) was investigated, where hexagonal boron nitride (HBN) was used …

Grain refinement of Zr–containing Al alloys has attracted extensive attention for many years
in both industry and academia, since “Zr–poisoning” phenomenon always happens when …

In the present investigation, an aluminum alloy AA7178 was reinforced with three different
weight fractions (3, 6 and 9 wt.-%) of titanium diboride (TiB2) particles which were …

In this work, Mg matrix composites reinforced with 2.5 wt% nanosized TiB 2 particles are
fabricated by adding Al-TiB 2 master alloy prepared by the chemical reaction of Al-K 2 TiF 6 …

The microstructural evolution of in-situ TiB 2 nano-particle reinforced AlZnMgCu composites
during hot extrusion was investigated from micro to macro scales by a combination of …

The lineage of applied materials science is always in demand for light weight and highly
performing materials. Such materials would find their applications in aircraft, structural, non …