Fig. 4 Microstructures of AA 6061−31%B4C composite: (a) High magnification SEM backscattered electron image; (b) EDS pattern; (c) Low
magnification SEM backscattered electron image; (d) Low magnification electron image; (e−h) Al, B, C and Ti elemental mappings, respectively;
(i) SEM image of local zone in (a); (j, k) Mg and Si elemental mappings, respectively; (l) XRD pattern showing the presence of TiB2
and Mg2Si in
composite. Reproduced from Yu, L., Qiu-lin, L., Dong L., Wei, L., Guo-gang, S., 2016a. Fabrication and characterization of stir casting
AA6061−31%B4C composite Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 26, 2304–2312.