Simultaneously enhancing mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of aluminum by using graphene as the reinforcement

Zhang, S.; Chen, G.; Qu, T.; Fang, G.; Bai, S.; Yan, Y.; Zhang, G.; Zhou, Z.; Shen, J.; Yao, D.; Zhang, Y.; Shi, Q.

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Simultaneously enhancing mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of aluminum by using graphene as the reinforcement

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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.

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URL: https://publications.hereon.de/id/38729/
Authors:Zhang, S., Chen, G., Qu, T., Fang, G., Bai, S., Yan, Y., Zhang, G., Zhou, Z., Shen, J., Yao, D., Zhang, Y., Shi, Q.
Year:2020
In: Materials Letters
Volume:265
Pages:127440
Publisher:Elsevier, New York, NY
Type:Journalpaper
ISSN: 0167-577X
Cite as: Zhang, S.; Chen, G.; Qu, T.; Fang, G.; Bai, S.; Yan, Y.; Zhang, G.; Zhou, Z.; Shen, J.; Yao, D.; Zhang, Y.; Shi, Q.: Simultaneously enhancing mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of aluminum by using graphene as the reinforcement. In: Materials Letters. Vol. 265 (2020) 127440. (DOI: /10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127440)