In situ （Mg2Si＋MgO）/Mg composites fabricated from AZ91-A12（SiO3）3 under high-energy ultrasonic field were investigated by XRD, DSC and SEM. The results indicate that the size, morphology and distribution of the in situ Mg2Si particles are greatly optimized with the assistance of the high-energy ultrasonic field. The amounts of the in situ Mg2Si particles are increased, the sizes are refined, the distributions become uniform, and the morphologies are changed to smooth olive-shape or spherical shape. The amounts of brittle fl-Mgl7All2 phases are decreased and the morphologies are granulated. The values of the tensile strength ab and HB hardness are increased. These are due to the cavitation effects and acoustic streaming effects induced by the high-energy ultrasonic field.
In-situ ZrB2/AZ91D magnesium matrix composite was successfully synthesized with AI/K2ZrF6＋NH4BF4 by means of Direct Melt Reaction. The fabricated ZrB2/AZ91D magnesium matrix composite through direct melt mixing method was investigated. Results from X-ray diffraction （XRD） and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDS） confirmed the existence of ZrB2 particles in the AZ91D alloy, and most ZrB2 particles were in the size range of just several microns, some even to 100 nm. The cast specimens were studied through corrosion testing and heat treatment. The average grain size of AZ91D decreased markedly from about 250 pm to 50 IJm. In addition, the shape and size of the ,β-MglTAI12 phase as well as the morphologies of primary a-Mg in the magnesium matrix composite were greatly changed. The network structure of the β-MglTAI12 phase was broken into small blocks and the size of a-Mg decreased significantly.
