Spark plasma extrusion (SPE) of ball-milled aluminum and carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum composite powders

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 322-326

  Morsi, K ^a   Esawi, A M K ^b   Lanka, S ^a   Sayed, A ^b   Taher, M ^b  

^a UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A. Discontinuous reinforcement; A. Metal matrix composites (MMCs); A. Nano structures; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMCS); A. NANO-STRUCTURES; BALL-MILLED; BULK DEFORMATION; DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; POWDER-BASED; REINFORCED ALUMINUM COMPOSITES; SPARK PLASMA;

ALUMINUM; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC SPARKS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; METAL EXTRUSION; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POWDER METALS; REINFORCEMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 72049122111     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.09.028     Document Type: Article

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