Fabrication of A356 aluminum alloy matrix composite with CNTs/Al2O3 hybrid reinforcements

Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), many interesting studies on composites with CNTs have been performed. However, it is extremely difficult to disperse CNTs in metal melts due to their poor wettability and large surface-to-volume ratio. The array of short fibers in a preform could be us...

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Published in:Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing, 2013-06, Vol.573, p.92-99
Main Authors: Kim, H.H., Babu, J.S.S., Kang, C.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Al2O3 fiber
Aluminum oxide
Applied sciences
Arrays
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
Compressive strength
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Disperse
Dispersions
Elasticity. Plasticity
Exact sciences and technology
Infiltration method
Materials science
Mechanical properties and methods of testing. Rheology. Fracture mechanics. Tribology
Metal matrix composite (MMC)
Metal matrix composites
Metals. Metallurgy
Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Other materials
Other topics in nanoscale materials and structures
Physics
Reinforcement
Specific materials
Wettability
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Summary:Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), many interesting studies on composites with CNTs have been performed. However, it is extremely difficult to disperse CNTs in metal melts due to their poor wettability and large surface-to-volume ratio. The array of short fibers in a preform could be used to disperse the CNTs in the matrix. The use of hybrid reinforcement is required to solve the dispersion problems. Multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/Al2O3sf preform-based aluminum hybrid composites were studied. A high temperature compression test was performed to evaluate mechanical properties and workability. In addition, dispersion of the carbon fiber was investigated using a hardness test. The compressive strengths of hybrid metal matrix composites (MMCs) increased with increasing Al2O3 fraction. However, the compressive strengths were not necessarily proportional to the CNT fraction. Excessive CNTs adversely affected the material due to agglomeration or poor wettability with the matrix.
ISSN:0921-5093
1873-4936
DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2013.02.041