Magnesium, magnesium alloys, and magnesium composites / Manoj Gupta, Nai Mui Ling Sharon
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TextPublication details: New York : John Wiley & Sons, c2011Description: xvii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780470494172 (hardback)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
"This book is the first to provide readers insight into the science, characteristics, and applications of current and futuristic magnesium-based materials, with particular emphasis placed upon the properties of magnesium-based composites and the effects of different types (metallic, ceramic, interconnected and intermetallic) of reinforcements from micron length scale to nanometric length scale on the properties of the resultant composites. While many books and reviews have been written on magnesium-based materials and the technology of magnesium, there has not been a consolidated book on the properties of other futuristic magnesium-based materials, in particular magnesium-based composites that have been developed actively over the last 15 years. Since magnesium is the lightest of all structural metals, and due to its low density and high specific mechanical properties, it has become a popular material for applications in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and sports equipment industries"-- Provided by publisher.