Conditions for Production of Composite Material Based on Aluminum and Carbon Nanofibers and Its Physic-Mechanical Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Aluminum-CNFs Composites
2.3. Powder Compaction
2.4. Characterization
2.5. Mechanical Tests
2.6. Specific Surface Area and Porosity Measurement
2.7. Raman Spectral Studies
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
- (1)
- Gas phase technique for carbon nanostructures catalytic synthesis directly on the Al microparticles surfaces allows to gain uniform distribution of carbon in the matrix. Deactivation of cobalt catalyst starts earlier than that of nickel catalyst; however, with an equal carbon content, the type of catalyst does not affect the physical and mechanical characteristics.
- (2)
- Mechanic activation provides good nanofiber distribution as well as homogeneous composite microstructure. The introduction of flux during mechanical activation helps to reduce the weldability of particles; additionally, better reinforcement of aluminum particles and the connection between CNFs and aluminum are reached by removing the oxide film.
- (3)
- Strength, ductility, and thermal conductivity of the composite can be varied by introducing CNF to pure aluminum in different concentrations.
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Specimen | Specific Surface Area, m2/g (BET, Kr, 77 K) | Specific Surface Area, m2/g (BET, N2, 77 K) | Specific Porosity, cm3/g (Gurvich, N2, 77 K) |
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Al-Ni | 0.125 | - | - |
Al-Ni-1%CNFs | 3.71 | 3.58 | 0.014 |
Al-Ni-1%CNFs+flux | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.003 |
Al-Ni-2%CNFs | 4.70 | 4.26 | 0.023 |
Al-Ni-3%CNFs | 5.04 | 3.85 | 0.013 |
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Tolochko, O.V.; Koltsova, T.S.; Bobrynina, E.V.; Rudskoy, A.I.; Zemtsova, E.G.; Kirichenko, S.O.; Smirnov, V.M. Conditions for Production of Composite Material Based on Aluminum and Carbon Nanofibers and Its Physic-Mechanical Properties. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 550. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040550
Tolochko OV, Koltsova TS, Bobrynina EV, Rudskoy AI, Zemtsova EG, Kirichenko SO, Smirnov VM. Conditions for Production of Composite Material Based on Aluminum and Carbon Nanofibers and Its Physic-Mechanical Properties. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(4):550. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040550
Chicago/Turabian StyleTolochko, Oleg V., Tatiana S. Koltsova, Elizaveta V. Bobrynina, Andrei I. Rudskoy, Elena G. Zemtsova, Sergey O. Kirichenko, and Vladimir M. Smirnov. 2019. "Conditions for Production of Composite Material Based on Aluminum and Carbon Nanofibers and Its Physic-Mechanical Properties" Nanomaterials 9, no. 4: 550. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040550