Figure 5.
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) Micrographs and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) dot maps of Mg-AZ91D/Al2O3 (0.425–0.5 mm) syntactic foam; (a) polished cross-section showing filled and empty hollow particles; (b) upper portion of left side sphere (within dashed box in Figure 5a) showing physical and mechanical bonding at the Mg/Al2O3 interface; (c) region between spheres (within dashed box in Figure 5a) showing physical and mechanical bonding at the Mg/Al2O3 interface.