Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing

With the rise in car ownership, consumption of resources and energy has increased considerably. This causes severe environmental pollution and to counter this problem, reducing exhaust emissions is required. Using lightweight and high-strength material helps to improve vehicles fuel efficiency and r...

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Main Author: Tan, Valerie Ying Jia
Other Authors: Shu Dong Wei
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158131
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description With the rise in car ownership, consumption of resources and energy has increased considerably. This causes severe environmental pollution and to counter this problem, reducing exhaust emissions is required. Using lightweight and high-strength material helps to improve vehicles fuel efficiency and reduces the weight of the vehicle. With such properties, magnesium alloy has become an attractive material to use in the automobile and aerospace industry. The purpose of the project was to study the influence of strain rate on magnesium alloy as well as the microstructure of magnesium alloy. There are two specimens used, one having went through deformation at high strain rate by the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Compression Test at room temperature and the other being at its original state. By analysing the microstructure of the magnesium alloy, we will be able to determine whether magnesium alloys are beneficial for the several mentioned industries. Before studying the microstructure of the alloy, the alloy will go through the metallographic preparation process. The metallographic preparation process consists of mounting, grinding, polishing, and etching. The microstructure of the specimens was viewed using the Optical Microscope and the Scanning Electron Microscope. Lastly, the results obtained will be analysed and compared to other reliable sources to prove the results.
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spelling ntu-10356/1581312023-03-04T20:18:19Z Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing Tan, Valerie Ying Jia Shu Dong Wei School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MDSHU@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials::Alloys Engineering::Mechanical engineering With the rise in car ownership, consumption of resources and energy has increased considerably. This causes severe environmental pollution and to counter this problem, reducing exhaust emissions is required. Using lightweight and high-strength material helps to improve vehicles fuel efficiency and reduces the weight of the vehicle. With such properties, magnesium alloy has become an attractive material to use in the automobile and aerospace industry. The purpose of the project was to study the influence of strain rate on magnesium alloy as well as the microstructure of magnesium alloy. There are two specimens used, one having went through deformation at high strain rate by the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Compression Test at room temperature and the other being at its original state. By analysing the microstructure of the magnesium alloy, we will be able to determine whether magnesium alloys are beneficial for the several mentioned industries. Before studying the microstructure of the alloy, the alloy will go through the metallographic preparation process. The metallographic preparation process consists of mounting, grinding, polishing, and etching. The microstructure of the specimens was viewed using the Optical Microscope and the Scanning Electron Microscope. Lastly, the results obtained will be analysed and compared to other reliable sources to prove the results. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2022-05-30T13:01:50Z 2022-05-30T13:01:50Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Tan, V. Y. J. (2022). Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158131 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158131 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
spellingShingle Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials::Alloys
Engineering::Mechanical engineering
Tan, Valerie Ying Jia
Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing
title Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing
title_full Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing
title_fullStr Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing
title_full_unstemmed Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing
title_short Microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and/or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing
title_sort microstructure analysis of magnesium alloy and or its nanocomposite under high strain rate testing
topic Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials::Alloys
Engineering::Mechanical engineering
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158131
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