Microstructure and mechanical property of multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced aluminum matrix composites fabricated by friction stir processing

Materials and Design

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 343-348

  Liu, Qiang ^a,b   Ke, Liming ^a,b   Liu, Fencheng ^b   Huang, Chunping ^a,b   Xing, Li ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Friction stir processing; Metal matrix composites; Multi walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROHARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM MATRIX; ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE SAMPLES; FRACTURE SURFACES; FRICTION STIR PROCESSING; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROHARDNESS MEASUREMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED ALUMINUM; TENSILE TESTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; WELL-DISPERSED;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84867782742     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.08.036     Document Type: Article

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