Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Damping characteristics of carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum composite

  • C. F. Deng*
  • , D. Z. Wang
  • , X. X. Zhang
  • , Y. X. Ma
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

A multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNTs) reinforced 2024Al composite was successfully fabricated by a procedure of mixing 2024Al powders and CNTs, cold isostatic press and hot extrusion. The damping behaviors of the composite were investigated with frequency of 0.5, 1.0, 5.0, 10, 30 Hz, at a temperature of 25-400 °C. The experimental results show that the frequency significantly affects the damping capacity of the composite when the temperature is above 230 °C; meanwhile, the damping capacity of the composite with a frequency of 0.5 Hz reaches 975 × 10- 3, and the storage modulus is 82.3 GPa when the temperature is 400 °C, which shows that CNTs are a promising reinforcement for metal matrix composites to obtain high damping capabilities at an elevated temperature without sacrificing the mechanical strength and stiffness of a metal matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3229-3231
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume61
Issue number14-15
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbon composites
  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Damping properties

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Damping characteristics of carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum composite'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this