Effect of size and shape of metal particles to improve hardness and electrical properties of carbon nanotube reinforced copper and copper alloy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2253-2257

  Uddin, Sheikh M ^a,e   Mahmud, Tanvir ^b   Wolf, Christoph ^b   Glanz, Carsten ^b   Kolaric, Ivica ^b   Volkmer, Christoph ^c   Höller, Helmut ^c   Wienecke, Ulrich ^c   Roth, Siegmar ^a,d   Fecht, Hans Jörg ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION IPA   (Germany)

^c Bögra Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Metal matrix composites; B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties; Copper and copper alloys; E. Hot press sintering

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; HOT-PRESS SINTERING;

BRONZE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CERIUM ALLOYS; COPPER; COPPER SMELTING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HARDNESS; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POWDER METALLURGY; POWDER METALS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SINTERING;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78249231367     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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