Fabrication and characterization of Al-matrix composites reinforced with amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-111

  Singhal, S K ^a   Pasricha, Renu ^a   Teotia, Satish ^b   Kumar, Girish ^c   Mathur, R B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Metal matrix composites (MMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM); E. Sintering

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BICARBONATES; D. SCANNING/TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (STEM); E. SINTERING; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; INTERFACIAL BONDING; LOAD TRANSFER; MATRIX; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; POWDER METALLURGY PROCESS;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BALL MILLING; CARBON; FABRICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POWDER METALLURGY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SINTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 81455158363     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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