TiC Nanoparticle Addition to Enhance the Mechanical Response of Hybrid Magnesium Alloy

Table 2

Texture results of AZ31/AZ91 and AZ31/AZ91/TiC nanocomposite based on X-ray diffraction.

Material	Section^a	Plane	Average 𝐼/𝐼max^b
AZ31/AZ91	T	1 0 −1 0 prism	0.53
		0 0 0 2 basal	0.26
		1 0 −1 1 pyramidal	1.00
	L	1 0 −1 0 prism	0.33
		0 0 0 2 basal	0.63
		1 0 −1 1 pyramidal	1.00
AZ31/AZ91/1.5vol% TiC	T	1 0 −1 0 prism	0.61
		0 0 0 2 basal	0.11
		1 0 −1 1 pyramidal	1.00
	L	1 0 −1 0 prism	0.32
		0 0 0 2 basal	0.65
		1 0 −1 1 pyramidal	1.00

^aT: transverse; L: longitudinal.
^b𝐼_𝑚𝑎𝑥 is XRD maximum intensity from either prism, basal, or pyramidal planes.