Tailoring the structure and mechanical properties of graphene nanosheet/aluminum composites by flake powder metallurgy via shift-speed ball milling

Jiang, Yuanyuan; Tan, Zhanqiu; Xu, Riwei; Fan, Genlian; Xiong, Ding‐Bang; Guo, Qiang; Su, Yishi; Li, Zhiqiang; Zhang, Di

doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.05.022

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“…Ball milling [18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 46, 48-50, 53-57, 63, 65, 70, 95, 99, 101, 109, 114-116, 118, 119, 131-133] Solution-assisted mixing Sonication in a solvent [24,44,50,108,115,131] Mechanical mixing [11, 17, 57, 58, 66, 68, 71, 73, 89, 93, 104-108, 117, 120, 125, 127, 130] [11,17,18,20,26,27,44,50,58,59,65,66,73,95,104,105,107,124,125,129,130,132,137] Hot pressing [23, 49, 51, 54, 55, 63, 64, 68, 70, 88, 99, 101, 108, 118-120, 126, 128] Hot extrusion [11,17,48,50,55,57,73,95,104,105,107,110,111,118,130] Spark...…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The intrinsic structure damage of Gr and its derivatives may be unavoidable during milling, yet several researchers have reported a reduction in the damage degree by controlling the milling time [18,49,95] and the milling media size [55]. The ball-milling time is a main factor that greatly affects the milling synthesis and, hence, the structural integrity and dispersibility of Gr [49,95]. Pérez-Bustamante et al [18] mixed GNSs and Al powders via milling in methanol as a PCA to avoid agglomeration.…”

Section: Mechanical Millingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Jiang et al [95] reported that implementing an optimum milling time can eliminate the need for a tradeoff between achieving a uniform dispersion of Gr in metal matrices and the structural damage of Gr nanosheets, as well as the dilemma of achieving high strength at the expense of poor ductility. A shift-speed ball milling process, which consisted of various hours of low-speed milling and 0.5 h high-speed milling, was used to prepare 0.5 vol% Grreinforced Al composite.…”

Section: Mechanical Millingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It was explained that the reduction in milling collision energy is determined by these two factors, thus the 3-mm balls used in their study, compared with the 5to 10-mm balls used in other studies, helped to minimize the reduction in their I G /I D ratio to 0.9 only after 24 h of milling. Nevertheless, milling is the most widely used technique in the synthesis of GRMMCs due to its simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness in dispersing Gr into metal matrices [49,95], as studies utilizing milling in the synthesis of GRMMCs have reported uniform and homogenous dispersion of Gr nanosheets in metals [18,23,25,27,54,56,57,70,95,99,119].…”

Section: Mechanical Millingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Graphene-Reinforced Bulk Metal Matrix Composites: Synthesis, Microstructure, and Properties

Ahmad

Hamoudi

Abdala

et al. 2020

Reviews on Advanced Materials Science

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This paper provides a critical review on the current status of graphene-reinforced metal matrix composites (GRMMCs) in an effort to guide future work on this topic. Metal matrix composites are preferred over other types of composites for their ability to meet engineering and structural demands. Graphene is considered an ideal reinforcement material for composites due to its unique structure and extraordinary physical, thermal, and electrical properties. Incorporating graphene as a reinforcement in metals is a way of harnessing its extraordinary properties, resulting in an enhanced metallic behavior for a wide variety of applications. Combining graphene with bulk metal matrices is a recent endeavor that has proven to have merit. A systematic study is needed to critically examine the efforts applied in this field, the successes achieved, and the challenges faced. This review highlights the three main pillars of GRMMCs: synthesis, structure, and properties. First, it discusses the synthesis techniques utilized for the fabrication of GRMMCs. Then, it highlights the resulting microstructures of the composites, including graphene dispersion and interfacial interactions. Finally, it summarizes the enhancements in the mechanical, electrical, thermal, and tribological properties of GRMMCs, while highlighting the effects of graphene type and content on those enhancements.

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Section: Mechanical Millingmentioning

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Section: Mechanical Millingmentioning

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Section: Mechanical Millingmentioning

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Graphene-Reinforced Bulk Metal Matrix Composites: Synthesis, Microstructure, and Properties

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“…Several advanced methods, such as mechanical rolling [7], slip casting [8], centrifugal casting [9] and flake powder metallurgy [10], have been adopted to prepare the composites with layered microstructure. Li et al [11,12] found that the Al matrix nanolaminated composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes or graphene demonstrated improved strength and plasticity than that of the uniform distributed composites.…”

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Microstructure and compressive behavior of lamellar Al₂O₃p/Al composite prepared by freeze-drying and mechanical-pressure infiltration method

Zhang¹,

Dong

et al. 2020

Science and Engineering of Composite Materials

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Infiltrated molten Al matrix by mechanical-pressure infiltration method into the ceramic scaffold prepared by freeze-drying technology could prepare dense lamellar Al matrix composites without damage of the biomimetic microstructure of the scaffold. However, the investigation of lamellar Al matrix composites prepared by freeze-drying and mechanical-pressure infiltration method has not been fully understood yet. In the present work, the Al2O3 scaffold with pearl layer structure was prepared by freezing-dry method, and eventually the lamellar Al2O3p/Al composite was fabricated by mechanical-pressure infiltration method. The Al matrix was infiltrated well into the large pores of the Al2O3 scaffold, and the lamellar structure of the Al2O3 was well preserved. The hardness of the lamellar Al2O3p/Al composite was isotropic in transvers and perpendicular directions. However, the compressive strengths of the lamellar Al2O3p/Al composite were significant anisotropic while the compressive strength in transvers direction was 127.7% higher than that in the perpendicular direction, indicating the integrality of the lamellae microstructure (especially the bridging layers). Due to the mismatched deformability, weak debonding was observed between Al and Al2O3p/Al layers in the fracture surface of the lamellar Al2O3p/Al composite. It indicates that the interfacial bonding between Al and Al2O3p/Al layers is rather strong, which is beneficial for higher strength in transvers direction but lead to lower strength in perpendicular direction.

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Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Graphene Nanosheet–Reinforced Powder Metallurgy Nickel‐Based Superalloy

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Nickel-based superalloys [1] are key materials in airplane and turbine disks due to their outstanding properties such as high tensile strength and excellent creep deformation resistance. With the increasing requirements of the modern aerospace industry on the performance of materials, traditional nickel alloys are gradually unable to meet the demands of high properties. Thus, selecting the nanoreinforcement phase to construct metal matrix composites (MMCs) is one of the simple and easy ways to improve the performance of materials. [2] The MMC materials [3] not only possess excellent performance of the metal matrix, but also combine several advantages such as high tensile properties, good thermal expansion, low thermal expansion coefficient, and good wear resistance originating from the reinforcement phase. Graphene [4,5] and its related derivative materials (such as graphene oxide (GO), [6] multilayer graphene, [7] graphene nanosheets (GNS), [8] graphene nanoflakes (GNFs) [9]) are a series of 2D materials with unique layered hexagonal honeycomb structure. It is considered to be an ideal reinforcement phase for MMCs due to its unique structure and extraordinary electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties. In the reported literature, graphene-reinforced MMCs (Al, [10] Cu, [11] Ti, [9,12] Ni, [13,14] etc.) have been successfully prepared by hot isostatic pressing (HIP), [15] spark plasma sintering (SPS), [16] laser additive manufacturing (LAM), [17] and so on. These graphene-reinforced MMCs show impressive strength and toughness. A small amount of added graphene can greatly improve the mechanical properties of the MMCs, such as tensile properties and wear resistance. Regarding the mechanical properties of graphene-reinforced MMCs, the uniform graphene dispersion, the bonding interface between graphene and the matrix, and the arrangement of graphene in the matrix are still the main factors influencing the large-scale applications of graphene-reinforced MMCs. [18] The dispersion and arrangement of graphene in the matrix are the basic factors affecting the MMCs. The poor dispersion and disordered arrangement will result in agglomeration of graphene and weakly bonded interfaces between reinforcement and matrix phases. These defects lead to crack initiation and propagation, [19] which ultimately weakens the reinforcing effect of graphene. Therefore, improving the properties of MMCs by structural design to change the spatial distribution pattern of the micro-/ nanograde reinforcement phase in the matrix has become urgent in current research.

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Tailoring the structure and mechanical properties of graphene nanosheet/aluminum composites by flake powder metallurgy via shift-speed ball milling

Cited by 139 publications

References 43 publications

Graphene-Reinforced Bulk Metal Matrix Composites: Synthesis, Microstructure, and Properties

Graphene-Reinforced Bulk Metal Matrix Composites: Synthesis, Microstructure, and Properties

Microstructure and compressive behavior of lamellar Al₂O₃p/Al composite prepared by freeze-drying and mechanical-pressure infiltration method

Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Graphene Nanosheet–Reinforced Powder Metallurgy Nickel‐Based Superalloy

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Tailoring the structure and mechanical properties of graphene nanosheet/aluminum composites by flake powder metallurgy via shift-speed ball milling

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Graphene-Reinforced Bulk Metal Matrix Composites: Synthesis, Microstructure, and Properties

Graphene-Reinforced Bulk Metal Matrix Composites: Synthesis, Microstructure, and Properties

Microstructure and compressive behavior of lamellar Al2O3p/Al composite prepared by freeze-drying and mechanical-pressure infiltration method

Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Graphene Nanosheet–Reinforced Powder Metallurgy Nickel‐Based Superalloy

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Microstructure and compressive behavior of lamellar Al₂O₃p/Al composite prepared by freeze-drying and mechanical-pressure infiltration method