Improved microstructure and mechanical properties in gas tungsten arc welded aluminum joints by using graphene nanosheets/aluminum composite filler wires

Micron

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-27

  Fattahi, M ^a   Gholami, A R ^a   Eynalvandpour, A ^b   Ahmadi, E ^c   Fattahi, Y ^d   Akhavan, S ^d  

^a PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aluminum matrix composite; Graphene nanosheets; Mechanical properties; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ELECTRIC WELDING; GRAPHENE; LASER BEAM WELDING; MECHANICAL ALLOYING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSHEETS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM AND ITS ALLOYS; ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES; FRACTURE SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; MECHANICAL ALLOYING METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WELDED ALUMINUM JOINTS;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 84899054322     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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