Nb2CTx MXene reinforcement stimulated microstructure and mechanical properties of magnesium

Ogunlakin Nasirudeen Olalekan; S Fida Hassan; Amir Al-Ahmed; Nasurullah Mahar; Saheb Nouari

doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41067-8

Nb₂CT_x MXene reinforcement stimulated microstructure and mechanical properties of magnesium

Sci Rep. 2023 Aug 31;13(1):14289. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-41067-8.

Authors

Ogunlakin Nasirudeen Olalekan¹, S Fida Hassan^{2

3}, Amir Al-Ahmed⁴, Nasurullah Mahar⁵, Saheb Nouari^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
² Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. sfhassan@kfupm.edu.sa.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. sfhassan@kfupm.edu.sa.
⁴ Interdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

In this study, Nb₂CTx MXene reinforced commercially pure magnesium composite was processed using traditional blend-press-sinter technique. The added one volume percentage of Nb₂CTx MXene was fairly dispersed around the magnesium particles despite having sporadic clustering. Nb₂CTx MXene reinforcement was stable and developed defect free strong interfacial bonding with the magnesium matrix. The small amount of chemically compatible and thermally stable Nb₂CTx MXene reinforcement was successful in enhancing the bulk hardness and compressive yield strength, compressive strength, ductility and fracture toughness of the commercially pure magnesium.