A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m-K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m-K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m-K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

Carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material, its composite with lithium metal, and their preparation methods and use A carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material, its composite with lithium metal, and their preparation methods and use. In the carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material, the porous skeleton is a carbon-based porous microsphere material with a diameter of 1 to 100 μm or a porous metal material having internal pores with a micrometer-scale pore size distribution, and the carbon nanoparticles are distributed in pores and on the surface of the carbon-based porous microsphere material or the porous metal material. The carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material is mixed with a molten lithium metal to form a lithium-carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material. The carbon nanoparticles present in the material can better conduct lithium ions during the battery cycle, thereby inhibiting the formation of lithium dendrites, and improving the safety and cycle stability of the battery.

A method of forming a metal matrix composite component comprises: providing a body defining a mould cavity; covering a first surface of the mould cavity with a first reinforcement material; restraining the first reinforcement material relative to the body to restrict movement of the first reinforcement material in the mould cavity; adding a second reinforcement material to the mould cavity, the second reinforcement material being in contact with the first reinforcement material; adding molten metal to the mould cavity such that the first reinforcement material and the second reinforcement material become embedded in a continuous metal matrix when the molten metal solidifies.

The invention is directed to the interventionless activation of wellbore devices using dissolving and/or degrading and/or expanding structural materials. Engineered response materials, such as those that dissolve and/or degrade or expand upon exposure to specific environment, can be used to centralize a device in a wellbore.

The invention is directed to the interventionless activation of wellbore devices using dissolving and/or degrading and/or expanding structural materials. Engineered response materials, such as those that dissolve and/or degrade or expand upon exposure to specific environment, can be used to centralize a device in a wellbore.

The invention relates to a preparation method for a magnesium matrix composite. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) preparing magnesium ingots as raw materials and salt flux and reinforcements; (2) placing the salt flux in a crucible, performing heating to prepare salt flux melts, adding the reinforcements; (3) performing pouring into a normal-temperature crucible, and performing cooling to obtain precursors; (4) adding the raw materials in an iron crucible, and performing melting at 953K-1043K; (5) placing the precursors in raw material melt, after stirring, under a condition of 953K-993K, performing standing so that scum and melt are obtained; and (6) removing the scum, lowering temperature to 973K-982K, and performing casting. The method provided by the present invention is simple in process and low in cost. The method can be used for preparing bulk structural members of the magnesium matrix composite, and can be used for automatic production.

The invention relates to a preparation method for a magnesium matrix composite. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) preparing magnesium ingots as raw materials and salt flux and reinforcements; (2) placing the salt flux in a crucible, performing heating to prepare salt flux melts, adding the reinforcements; (3) performing pouring into a normal-temperature crucible, and performing cooling to obtain precursors; (4) adding the raw materials in an iron crucible, and performing melting at 953K-1043K; (5) placing the precursors in raw material melt, after stirring, under a condition of 953K-993K, performing standing so that scum and melt are obtained; and (6) removing the scum, lowering temperature to 973K-982K, and performing casting. The method provided by the present invention is simple in process and low in cost. The method can be used for preparing bulk structural members of the magnesium matrix composite, and can be used for automatic production.

A metal matrix nanocomposite includes: 1) a matrix including one or more metals; and 2) nanostructures uniformly dispersed and stabilized in the matrix at a volume fraction, including those greater than about 3% of the nanocomposite.