▎ 摘　　要

In general, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) did not entirely imparted their extraordinary properties to the particulate magnesium matrix composites (PMgMCs) due to the poor wettability between GNPs and Mg matrix alloys as well as presence of agglomerated GNPs. Therefore, in this study, microstructure and mechanical characterizations were used to investigate effect of GNPs content on the microstructural and mechanical properties of AZ80 magnesium alloy. Current study explored the potential and mechanism of GNPs in improvement of mechanical properties of PMgMCs with insight of microstructure. Therefore, AZ80 reinforced by low contents of GNPs (0.1 and 0.6 wt%) were fabricated by rheo casting followed by hot extrusion. Simultaneously enhancement of tensile properties, the strengthening and the fracture strain efficiencies were achieved in AZ80/0.1GNPs composite by cost effectiveness and simple adaptability of manufacture method which results fairly uniform distribution of GNPs. The addition of 0.1 wt% GNPs led to grain refinement (similar to 10%), dynamic recrystallization, stronger basal texture (similar to 750%), more dissolution of beta-eutectic phase (similar to 66%) which results more dynamic precipitates (similar to 70%) and reduction of yield asymmetry (similar to 23%). Compared to the AZ80 alloy, the tensile and compressive yield strengths of AZ80/0.1GNPs composite were enhanced by 40% and 15%, respectively. In both tensile and compressive testes, the effective load transfer was the most important strengthening mechanism. Also, the tensile and compressive failure strains of AZ80/0.1GNPs nanocomposite were enhanced by 50% and 37%, respectively. The uniform dispersion of GNPs, increase of non-basal slip, grain refinement, lower eutectic content and smaller discontinuous intergranular precipitates increased failure strain.