Nano-silicon carbide reinforced aluminium produced by high-energy milling and hot consolidation

Fabrication of silicon carbide reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites and characterization of its mechanical properties using non-destructive technique

“…This corresponds to an improvement by factor of 1.87 compared to the unmilled Al. A similar increase by factor of two in the hardness values was also observed for 5 and 10 vol% SiC using the planetary mill, as reported by Kamrani et al [16] and Kollo et al [19]. The hardness does not appear to be different between the results from PEO technique and that of the other destructive methods.…”

Enhanced mechanical behavior and fabrication of silicon carbide particles covered by in-situ carbon nanotube reinforced 6061 aluminum matrix composites

“…High-energy ball milling technique [10][11][12] has been found to be one of the most popular ways to achieve a homogeneous dispersion of nanoparticles. However, this method also hardens the matrix, which leads to significant reduction in the ductility for the obtained composite.…”

From Nanotechnology to Nanoengineering

“…Unit operations mostly used in production of nanotechnology-based products include milling, mixing and reaction. For example, gold nanoparticle is commonly synthesized in mixing-reaction system Zhao et al 2013), FePt nanoparticles were produced by high-energy ball milling (Velasco et al 2012) and nanosilicon carbide-reinforced aluminum was produced by high-energy milling (Kollo et al 2011). In industrial manufacturing, it is basically impractical to get a product from raw materials by just carrying out a single unit process.…”