A new technique for the strengthening of aluminum tungsten inert gas weld metals: Using carbon nanotube/aluminum composite as a filler metal

Micron

Volumn 54-55, Issue , 2013, Pages 28-35

  Fattahi, M ^a,b   Nabhani, N ^a   Rashidkhani, E ^b   Fattahi, Y ^c   Akhavan, S ^c   Arabian, N ^c  

^a PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Health Safety and Environment Department   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Carbon nanotube; Mechanical properties; Weld metal

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POWDERS; COMPOSITE FILLERS; HIGH-ENERGY BALL MILLING; HOT EXTRUSION; MULTI-PASS WELD METAL; TUNGSTEN INERT GAS; TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDING; WELD METAL;

ALUMINUM; BALL MILLING; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CERIUM ALLOYS; FILLER METALS; INERT GASES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROHARDNESS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); TENSILE STRENGTH; TUNGSTEN;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 84885905201     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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