Design of an efficient flake powder metallurgy route to fabricate CNT/6061Al composites

Surappa, 2003, Aluminium matrix composites: challenges and opportunities, Sadhana, 28, 319, 10.1007/BF02717141 Noguchi, 2004, Carbon nanotube/aluminium composites with uniform dispersion, Mater. Trans., 45, 602, 10.2320/matertrans.45.602 Kelly, 2006, Composite materials after seventy years, J. Mater. Sci., 41, 905, 10.1007/s10853-006-6569-9 Galashov, 2016, Preparation and thermo-physical parameters of diamond/W, Cu heat-conducting composite substrates, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol., 86, 475, 10.1007/s00170-015-8186-8 Sidorenko, 2016, Self-assembling WC interfacial layer on diamond grains via gas-phase transport mechanism during sintering of metal matrix composite, Mater. Des., 106, 6, 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.05.088 Zhu, 2016, Thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of a flake graphite/Cu composite with a silicon nano-layer on a graphite surface, RSC Adv., 6, 98190, 10.1039/C6RA17804A Xavior, 2017, Processing and characterization techniques of graphene reinforced metal matrix composites (GRMMC); a review, Mater. Today-Proc., 4, 3334, 10.1016/j.matpr.2017.02.220 Zhang, 2017, A universal strategy for metal oxide anchored and binder-free carbon matrix electrode: a supercapacitor case with superior rate performance and high mass loading, Nano Energy, 31, 311, 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.11.024 Zhao, 2017, Lateral size effect of graphene on mechanical properties of aluminum matrix nanolaminated composites, Scr. Mater., 139, 44, 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.06.018 Cha, 2005, Extraordinary strengthening effect of carbon nanotubes in metal-matrix nanocomposites processed by molecular-level mixing, Adv. Mater., 17, 1377, 10.1002/adma.200401933 Esawi, 2007, Dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in aluminum powder, Compos. A: Appl. Sci. Manuf., 38, 646, 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.04.006 He, 2007, An approach to obtaining homogeneously dispersed carbon nanotubes in Al powders for preparing reinforced Al-matrix composites, Adv. Mater., 19, 1128, 10.1002/adma.200601381 Morsi, 2007, Effect of mechanical alloying time and carbon nanotube (CNT) content on the evolution of aluminum (Al)–CNT composite powders, J. Mater. Sci., 42, 4954, 10.1007/s10853-006-0699-y Esawi, 2009, Fabrication and properties of dispersed carbon nanotube–aluminum composites, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 508, 167, 10.1016/j.msea.2009.01.002 Pérez-Bustamante, 2009, Microstructural and mechanical characterization of Al–MWCNT composites produced by mechanical milling, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 502, 159, 10.1016/j.msea.2008.10.047 Liu, 2012, Effect of ball-milling time on mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes reinforced aluminum matrix composites, Compos. A: Appl. Sci. Manuf., 43, 2161, 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.07.026 Choi, 2012, The effect of milling conditions on microstructures and mechanical properties of Al/MWCNT composites, Compos. A: Appl. Sci. Manuf., 43, 1061, 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.02.008 Bakshi, 2011, An analysis of the factors affecting strengthening in carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum composites, Carbon, 49, 533, 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.09.054 Tjong, 2013, Recent progress in the development and properties of novel metal matrix nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nanotubes and graphene nanosheets, Mater. Sci. Eng. R. Rep., 74, 281, 10.1016/j.mser.2013.08.001 Xu, 2017, Balanced strength and ductility in CNT/Al composites achieved by flake powder metallurgy via shift-speed ball milling, Compos. A: Appl. Sci. Manuf., 96, 57, 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.02.017 Chen, 2015, An approach for homogeneous carbon nanotube dispersion in Al matrix composites, Mater. Des., 72, 1, 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.02.003 Jiang, 2011, An approach to the uniform dispersion of a high volume fraction of carbon nanotubes in aluminum powder, Carbon, 49, 1965, 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.01.021 S-m, 2007, Fabrication and tribological properties of carbon nanotubes reinforced Al composites prepared by pressureless infiltration technique, Compos. A: Appl. Sci. Manuf., 38, 301, 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.04.004 Tokunaga, 2008, Production of aluminum-matrix carbon nanotube composite using high pressure torsion, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 490, 300, 10.1016/j.msea.2008.02.022 Deng, 2007, Preparation and characterization of carbon nanotubes/aluminum matrix composites, Mater. Lett., 61, 1725, 10.1016/j.matlet.2006.07.119 Yang, 2011, Synthesis of uniformly dispersed carbon nanotube reinforcement in Al powder for preparing reinforced Al composites, Compos. A: Appl. Sci. Manuf., 42, 1833, 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.08.009 Yang, 2016, Effect of carbon nanotube (CNT) content on the properties of in-situ synthesis CNT reinforced Al composites, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 660, 11, 10.1016/j.msea.2016.02.062 Naito, 2009, Smart powder processing for advanced materials, KONA Powder Particle J., 27, 130, 10.14356/kona.2009013 An, 2012, New fabrication technique for a Ni–YSZ composite anode from a core–shell structured particle, Solid State Ionics, 207, 64, 10.1016/j.ssi.2011.11.013 Kondo, 2013, Design of sustained release fine particles using two-step mechanical powder processing: particle shape modification of drug crystals and dry particle coating with polymer nanoparticle agglomerate, Int. J. Pharm., 453, 523, 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.06.028 Yan, 2016, A quantitative method to characterize the Al 4 C 3-formed interfacial reaction: the case study of MWCNT/Al composites, Mater. Charact., 112, 213, 10.1016/j.matchar.2015.12.031 Hull, 1996 Yoo, 2013, Strength and strain hardening of aluminum matrix composites with randomly dispersed nanometer-length fragmented carbon nanotubes, Scr. Mater., 68, 711, 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2013.01.013 Chen, 2015, Inter-wall bridging induced peeling of multi-walled carbon nanotubes during tensile failure in aluminum matrix composites, Micron, 69, 1, 10.1016/j.micron.2014.10.005 Esawi, 2009, Fabrication and properties of dispersed carbon nanotube–aluminum composites, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 508, 167, 10.1016/j.msea.2009.01.002 Sun, 2011, Field nanoemitter: one-dimension Al 4 C 3 ceramics, Nano, 3, 2978 Poirier, 2009, Structural characterization of a mechanically milled carbon nanotube/aluminum mixture, Compos. A: Appl. Sci. Manuf., 40, 1482, 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.05.025 Chen, 2017, Solid-state interfacial reaction and load transfer efficiency in carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-reinforced aluminum matrix composites, Carbon, 114, 198, 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.12.013 Zhou, 2016, Interface and interfacial reactions in multi-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced aluminum matrix composites, Carbon, 96, 919, 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.10.016 Hassan, 2014, Effect of carbon nanotube damage on the mechanical properties of aluminium–carbon nanotube composites, J. Alloys Compd., 607, 215, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.03.174 Liu, 2014, Tensile strength and electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum matrix composites fabricated by powder metallurgy combined with friction stir processing, J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 30, 649, 10.1016/j.jmst.2014.04.016 He, 2016, Fabrication of carbon nanotube-reinforced 6061Al alloy matrix composites by an in situ synthesis method combined with hot extrusion technique, Acta Metall. Sin. (Eng. Lett.), 29, 188, 10.1007/s40195-016-0376-3 MP, 1996, Dynamics of planetary ball milling: a comparison of computer simulated processing parameters with CuO/Ni displacement reaction milling kinetics, Mater. Trans. JIM, 37, 1091, 10.2320/matertrans1989.37.1091 Chattopadhyay, 2001, A mathematical analysis of milling mechanics in a planetary ball mill, Mater. Chem. Phys., 68, 85, 10.1016/S0254-0584(00)00289-3 Suryanarayana, 2001, Mechanical alloying and milling, Prog. Mater. Sci., 46, 1, 10.1016/S0079-6425(99)00010-9