Investigating the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Matrix Reinforced-Graphene Nanosheet Composites Fabricated by Mechanical Milling and Equal-Channel Angular Pressing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Experimental Procedure
2.2.1. Powder Preparation
2.2.2. ECAP Process
2.3. Characterization
3. Results
3.1. X-Ray Diffraction
3.2. Raman Spectroscopy
3.3. Microstructure Characterization
3.3.1. Light Optical Microscopy
3.3.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy
3.3.3. Transmission Electron Microscopy
3.4. Density
3.5. Mechanical Properties
3.5.1. Hardness
3.5.2. Shear Stress
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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- | Pure GNSs | Al-0.25 GNSs | Al-0.25 GNSs Bulk | Al-0.5 GNSs | Al-1 GNSs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSGP | 1571.235 | 1590.780 | 1591.899 | 1590.780 | 1590.780 |
ID/IG | 0.3033 | 0.6765 | 0.864 | 0.722 | 0.960 |
Sample | Hardness (HV) | Density (Top) | Density (Bottom) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Top | Bottom | Theo. | Exp. | Per. (%) | Theo. | Exp. | Per. (%) |
Pure Al | 81 2 | 79 1 | 2.700 | 2.69 0.07 | 99.62 | 2.700 | 2.69 0.04 | 99.62 |
Al-0.1 wt.% GNSs | 98 1 | 89 2 | 2.699 | 2.69 0.05 | 99.66 | 2.699 | 2.67 0.08 | 98.92 |
Al-0.25 wt.% GNSs | 129 5 | 120 3 | 2.698 | 2.68 0.09 | 99.33 | 2.698 | 2.65 0.05 | 98.22 |
Al-0.5 wt.% GNSs | 122 2 | 116 3 | 2.697 | 2.67 0.03 | 98.99 | 2.697 | 2.62 0.02 | 97.14 |
Al-1 wt.% GNSs | 106 3 | 95 4 | 2.694 | 2.58 0.06 | 95.75 | 2.694 | 2.55 0.04 | 94.65 |
Sample | Shear Yield Strength (MPa) | Ultimate Shear Strength (MPa) | Uniform Normal Displacement (mm/mm) | Uniform Plastic Normal Displacement (mm/mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pure Al | 64 2 | 73 3 | 0.32 0.02 | 0.16 0.01 |
Al-0.1 wt.% GNSs | 85 1 | 119 1 | 0.40 0.03 | 0.17 0.01 |
Al-0.25 wt.% GNSs | 124 3 | 158 2 | 0.44 0.01 | 0.14 0.03 |
Al-0.5 wt.% GNSs | 105 4 | 151 3 | 0.42 0.02 | 0.13 0.02 |
Al-1 wt.% GNSs | 98 5 | 127 4 | 0.32 0.04 | 0.10 0.03 |
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Hasanzadeh Azar, M.; Sadri, B.; Nemati, A.; Angizi, S.; Shaeri, M.H.; Minárik, P.; Veselý, J.; Djavanroodi, F. Investigating the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Matrix Reinforced-Graphene Nanosheet Composites Fabricated by Mechanical Milling and Equal-Channel Angular Pressing. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1070. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081070
Hasanzadeh Azar M, Sadri B, Nemati A, Angizi S, Shaeri MH, Minárik P, Veselý J, Djavanroodi F. Investigating the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Matrix Reinforced-Graphene Nanosheet Composites Fabricated by Mechanical Milling and Equal-Channel Angular Pressing. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(8):1070. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081070
Chicago/Turabian StyleHasanzadeh Azar, Mahdi, Bahareh Sadri, Alireza Nemati, Shayan Angizi, Mohammad Hossein Shaeri, Peter Minárik, Jozef Veselý, and Faramarz Djavanroodi. 2019. "Investigating the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Matrix Reinforced-Graphene Nanosheet Composites Fabricated by Mechanical Milling and Equal-Channel Angular Pressing" Nanomaterials 9, no. 8: 1070. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081070