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Chemical stability of carbon nanotubes in the 2024Al matrix

  • Deng Chunfeng*
  • , Zhang Xuexi
  • , Wang Dezun
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Five volume percent of carbon nanotubes and 2024Al alloy powder were mixed with ball milling method, and then the composite was fabricated at 873 K by hot pressing sintering technique. The microstructure of the composite was investigated using optical microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The experimental results showed that carbon nanotubes are reacted and changed into Al4C3. Nano-Al4C3 phases with needle shape are distributed mainly on Al grain boundaries; meanwhile some of them exist within Al grains. The reaction mechanism of carbon nanotubes-Al is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)904-907
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume61
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Al matrix composite
  • AlC
  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Hot pressing

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