Mechanical Behaviour of AZ31 Mg/Ti Composites

Metal matrix composites have emerged as a new class of advanced materials in aerospace and automotive
applications. Magnesium matrix composite reinforced with titanium (Mg-Ti). The most important property of
magnesium-titanium composite with reference to the aerospace and automobile industry is its strength to
weight ratio, which is three times more than aluminum. The Mechanical response of AZ31 Mg/Ti composite
was investigated by means of hot compression test. The flow curves were obtained in the temperature and
strain rate range of 300 to 500oc and strain rate 0.01 to 0.1 S-1 for AZ31 Mg matrix with different volume
fraction of Ti (4%, 8%, and 12%). Izod impact test is used to measure the impact energy of the AZ31Mg/Ti
metal matrix composite