Sintering Behaviors of Carbon Nanotubes—Aluminum Composite Powders

Metals - Tập 6 Số 9 - Trang 213
Biao Chen1, Katsuyoshi Kondoh1
1Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, 11-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising reinforcements for fabricating aluminum (Al) matrix composites with outstanding properties. The understanding of the consolidation process of CNT–Al composite powders plays a significant role in achieving high performances of bulk composites. In this study, an advanced consolidation technique of spark plasma sintering (SPS) was used to fabricate CNT–Al composites with homogeneously dispersed CNTs. The sintering kinetics of pure Al powders and those powders coated with 1 wt % CNTs were studied. By combining the electrical conductivity and relative density results, it was found that the sintering process consisted of two stages with distinct densification rates. The second stage with a much lower rate was governed by the breaking down of alumina films at primary particle boundaries. The activation energy of the controlling second stage increased by 55% in CNT–Al composite powders compared to that of pure Al powder. As a result, CNT addition led to the overall decrease of sintering ability, which raised a challenge in the processing of CNT–Al composites.

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