%0 journal article
%@ 0167-577X
%A Zhang, S., Chen, G., Qu, T., Fang, G., Bai, S., Yan, Y., Zhang, G., Zhou, Z., Shen, J., Yao, D., Zhang, Y., Shi, Q.

%D 2020
%J Materials Letters

%P 127440 
%R doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127440
%T Simultaneously enhancing mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of aluminum by using graphene as the reinforcement
%U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127440
 
%X In this study, we demonstrated simultaneously enhanced mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of pure aluminum (Al) by incorporating graphene as the reinforcement. The graphene/Al nanocomposite was fabricated by friction stir processing (FSP) combined with hot extrusion. It was found that graphene was homogeneously dispersed into Al matrix and directly bonded graphene/Al interfaces were formed, which were the structure basis for the simultaneously improved electrical and mechanical properties. This study provides new strategy for fabricating high-strength and highly conductive graphene/Al nanocomposites.