ABSTRACT
Composite materials show better application-oriented properties than individual materials due to drastic changes in their properties. Magnesium has immense applications in industries such as automobiles, aircrafts, and electronics where light weight combined with high mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties represents the main concerns for choosing materials. In this chapter we analyze the effect of graphene (core) reinforcement in magnesium (shell) on the physical, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties using some mathematical and analytical models. It is found that Young’s modulus, thermal conductivity, and electrical conductivity of the graphene-magnesium core-shell nanocomposite are enhanced, respectively, up to 3.68, 0.12, and 643 times more than pure magnesium.
