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Dual-phase nanostructuring as a route to high-strength magnesium alloys

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  • Ge Wu

    (City University of Hong Kong)

  • Ka-Cheung Chan

    (City University of Hong Kong)

  • Linli Zhu

    (City University of Hong Kong
    Zhejiang University)

  • Ligang Sun

    (City University of Hong Kong)

  • Jian Lu

    (City University of Hong Kong
    Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute)

Abstract

Combining the benefits of nanocrystals with those of amorphous metallic glasses leads to a dual-phase material—comprising sub-10-nanometre-sized nanocrystalline grains embedded in amorphous glassy shells—that exhibits a strength approaching the ideal theoretical limit.

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  • Ge Wu & Ka-Cheung Chan & Linli Zhu & Ligang Sun & Jian Lu, 2017. "Dual-phase nanostructuring as a route to high-strength magnesium alloys," Nature, Nature, vol. 545(7652), pages 80-83, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:545:y:2017:i:7652:d:10.1038_nature21691
    DOI: 10.1038/nature21691
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