The book provides a detailed study and review on magnesium composites and includes recent studies on nanoparticulate reinforced magnesium composites, metastable composites and syntactic composites highlighting the improvement in properties compared with conventional micron-size ceramic-reinforced magnesium composites. It provides a comprehensive review on magnesium composites focusing on the addition of nanoreinforcements, which can substantially improve the properties of magnesium without the negative effect of reduced ductility and increased weight that are typically associated with the addition of micron size reinforcements. Magnesium is the lightest structural metal and has tremendous potential to replace aluminum leading to improved weight savings and machinability. Compared to polymer composites, magnesium composites can be repaired using existing metal repair techniques whereas polymer composites require sophisticated non-destructive testing techniques to detect underlying cracknetwork and extensive removal of materials to repair the damaged component.

Prof. Manoj Gupta is currently serving as Provost Chair Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of National University of Singapore. He completed his Ph.D. (Materials Science) from the University of California at Irvine in 1992 and postdoctoral research at University of Alberta, Canada in the same year. Previously, he served as Director designate of Materials Science and Engineering Initiative at NUS and as Head of Materials Division of Department of Mechanical Engineering. His current research interests include processing, microstructure and properties evaluation of advanced light weight structural materials.