Enhanced tensile properties of aluminium matrix composites reinforced with graphene encapsulated SiC nanoparticles

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 155-163

  Fadavi Boostani, A ^a   Tahamtan, S ^b   Jiang, Z Y ^a   Wei, D ^c   Yazdani, S ^d   Azari Khosroshahi, R ^d   Taherzadeh Mousavian, R ^e   Xu, J ^b   Zhang, X ^b   Gong, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^e ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Graphene sheets; A. Metal matrix composites (MMCs); B. Mechanical properties; E. Casting

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM MATRIX COMPOSITES; E. CASTING; GRAPHENE SHEETS; MATRIX COMPOSITE; SIC NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84908339326     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.10.010     Document Type: Article

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