DU, BAOSHUAI; PAITAL, SAMEER R.; DAHOTRE, NARENDRA B. - In: Surface Review and Letters (SRL) 19 (2012) 02, pp. 1250015-1
A pulsed Nd:YAG laser was used to modify the surface properties of Mg alloy (AZ31B) for wear application with Al-Si as precursor material. Highly refined microstructure consisting of Mg2Si, Mg, Al12Mg17 and Al2O3 was obtained. Phase constituent was correlated with thermodynamic calculation by...