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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
卷 508, 期 1-2, 页码 167-173出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2009.01.002
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Carbon nanotubes; Aluminium matrix composites; Extrusion; Ball milling
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资金
- US-Egypt US-Egypt joint Science and Technology [MAN11-011-007]
- National Science Foundation [0710869]
- Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center (STRC)
- Office Of The Director
- Office Of Internatl Science &Engineering [0710869] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Powder metallurgy techniques have emerged as promising routes for the fabrication of carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced metal matrix composites. In this work, planetary ball milling was Used to disperse 2 wt% MWCNT in aluminum (Al) powder. Despite the success of ball milling in dispersing CNTs in Al powder, it is often accompanied with considerable strain hardening of the Al powder, which may have implications on the final properties of the composite. Both un-annealed and annealed Al-2 wt% CNT composites were investigated. It was found that, ball-milled and extruded (un-annealed) samples of Al-2 wt% CNT demonstrated high notch-sensitivity and consistently fractured outside the gauge length during tensile testing. In contrast, extruded samples annealed at 400 and at 500 degrees C for 10 h prior to testing, exhibited more ductile behavior and no notch sensitivity. Under the present investigated processing conditions, ball milling for 3 h followed by hot extrusion and annealing at 500 degrees C resulted in enhancements of around 21% in tensile strength compared with pure aluminum with the same process history. The ball-milling conditions used were found to result in the creation of a nanostructure in all samples produced, as shown by XRD and TEM analysis. Such nanostructure was retained after prolonged exposures to temperatures up to 500 degrees C. The tensile testing fracture surfaces showed uniform dispersion and alignment of the CNTs in the aluminum matrix but also showed CNTs acting as nucleation sites for void formation during tensile testing. This has contributed to the observation of CNT pull-out due to the poor bond between the CNTs and the matrix. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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