Differentiating the mechanical response of hybridized Mg nano-composites as a function of strain rate

► Pure Mg incorporated with Al-CNT particles successfully has been synthesized. ► The presence of Al-CNT particle weakens the basal and accentuates the prismatic texture. ► Mg/1.00Al-0.30CNT shows the best mechanical properties in both regimes. ► Tension twinning dominates in both low and high strain rate compression. ► Prismatic slip dominates in both low and high strain rate tension.