Abstract
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the use of magnetic resonance to study nanoprecipitation in light metal alloys. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a technique that identifies different environments around atomic nuclei. Applied to light metal alloys, NMR enables the identification of precipitates and characterization of the kinetics of their formation. The precipitates within light metal alloys control important properties such as strength, hardness, and corrosion resistance. NMR is able to reveal the initial stages of precipitation, where atoms cluster together to form nanoprecipitates. In addition to this, NMR yields information on the concentration of alloying elements within the matrix solid solution. This compositional information, when combined with spatial information from electron microscopy, gives a much more detailed understanding of the alloy and how microstructure and nanostructure may be modified to improve alloy performance.
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