Mechanical alloying of multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced aluminum composite powder

Powder Technology

Volumn 266, Issue , 2014, Pages 7-15

  Peng, Tao ^a   Chang, Isaac ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; CNT; High energy ball milling; Metal matrix composite; Particle size analysis; Raman spectrum

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ETHANOL; MECHANICAL ALLOYING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROCESS CONTROL; RAMAN SCATTERING; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BALL MILLING PROCESS; CNT; CNT REINFORCED COMPOSITES; HIGH-ENERGY BALL MILLING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZERS; PROCESS CONTROL AGENTS; REINFORCED ALUMINUM COMPOSITES; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES;

ALUMINUM;

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; STEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; MECHANICAL ALLOYING; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84903488783     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2014.05.068     Document Type: Article

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