Tribological studies on microwave sintered copper-carbon nanotube composites

Wear

Volumn 270, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 613-621

  Rajkumar, K ^a   Aravindan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Electrical contacts; Metal matrix composite; Sliding wear; Solid lubricants

Indexed keywords

CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; CARBONACEOUS FILMS; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; CONTACT SURFACE; COPPER METAL; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTROLESS; FRICTIONAL HEATING; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; LOW CARBON; MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; METAL MATRICES; METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITE; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANOTUBE CONCENTRATION; PIN ON DISC; SELF-LUBRICATING; SENSITIZATION-ACTIVATION; SLIDING WEAR; SPARK PLASMA; TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; WEAR MECHANISMS; WEAR RATES;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON NANOTUBES; COPPER; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; FRICTION; HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; METALS; SINTERING; SOLID LUBRICANTS; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79952900508     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2011.01.017     Document Type: Article

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