Characterization of ball-milled carbon nanotube dispersed aluminum mixed powders

Maleque, Md. Abdul and Abdullah, Umma and Yaacob, Iskandar Idris and Ali, Yousaf (2016) Characterization of ball-milled carbon nanotube dispersed aluminum mixed powders. In: 3rd International Conference on Competitive Materials and Technology Processes (IC-CMTP3), 6th-10th October, 2014, Miskolc-Lillafüred, Hungary.

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Abstract

Currently, carbon nanotube (CNT) is attracting much interest as fibrous materials for reinforcing aluminum matrix composites due to unique properties, such as high strength, elastic modulus, flexibility and high aspect ratios. However, the quality of the dispersion is the major concerning factor which determines the homogeneity of the enhanced mechanical and tribological properties of the composite. This work study and characterized carbon nanotube dispersion in ballmilled CNT-aluminum mixed powders with four different formulations such as 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 wt% CNT under high energy planetary ball milling operations. The ball milling was performed for two hours at constant milling speed of 250 rpm under controlled atmosphere. The characterization is performed using FESEM and EDX analyzer for mapping, elemental and line analysis. The experimental results showed homogeneous dispersion of CNTs in aluminum matrix. The composite mixture showed similar pattern from mapping, elemental and line analysis. Identification of only two peaks proved that controlled atmosphere during milling prevented the formation of inter metallic compounds such as aluminum carbide in the composite mixture. Therefore, this CNT-Al composite powder mixture can be used for new nano-composite development without any agglomeration problem.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	6103/50349
Uncontrolled Keywords:	carbon nanotube, aluminum mixed powders
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) > T173.2 Technological change T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA401 Materials of engineering and construction T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy > TN600 Metallurgy T Technology > TS Manufactures
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Prof Dr. Md Abdul Maleque
Date Deposited:	26 Apr 2016 11:53
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2017 16:33
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/50349

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