Characterization of Nanolayer Intermetallics Formed in Cold Sprayed Al Powder on Mg Substrate

Sugrib Kumar Shaha1, Hamid Jahed2

  • 1Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada. skumarsh@uwaterloo.ca.

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