Lei Liu*, Chuanhui Huang, Xinghua Lu, Ping Yu, Longhai Li, Huafeng Guo
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.2, pp. 501-509, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.015161
- 02 April 2021
Abstract In order to study the effect of Al2O3 nanoparticles in the cavitation-based strengthening process of magnesium alloys, the impact of a micro-jet generated by bubble collapse has been considered. The strengthening mechanism is based on the transfer of the energy of cavitation due to bubble collapse to Al2O3 particles, which then undergo collision with the surface of the sample. The hardness, surface morphology, element content and chemical state of the strengthened samples have been analyzed by microhardness tests, SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) techniques. The results show that: after 5 min of More >