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In situ synthesis of copper-modified graphene-reinforced aluminum nanocomposites with balanced strength and ductility

Authors: Jie Wang, Xiang Zhang, Naiqin Zhao, Chunnian He

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 7/2019

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In this work, a novel copper nanoparticles-modified graphene (Cu-NPs@GN)-reinforced Al matrix composites were fabricated. The Cu-NPs@GN hybrids were firstly synthesized by an NaCl template-assisted in situ CVD method and then incorporated into the Al matrix to fabricate Cu-NPs@GN/Al bulk composites by cold-press sintering and hot extrusion. With the merit of the unique characteristic of Cu-NPs@GN hybrid, the Cu-NPs@GN/Al composites exhibited homogeneously dispersed GNs and a strong GN–Al interfacial bonding. It was found that the in situ grown Cu-NPs@GN showed much better strengthening effect than that of the ex situ grown counterparts, which might be attributed to the pinning effect of Al₂Cu at the interface and thus promote the load transfer efficiency. Compared with pure Al, the composites with only 0.75 wt% Cu-NPs@GN exhibited a 68% increase in tensile strength (224 MPa) as well as had a total elongation of 17.5%.

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Title: In situ synthesis of copper-modified graphene-reinforced aluminum nanocomposites with balanced strength and ductility
Authors: Jie Wang
Xiang Zhang
Naiqin Zhao
Chunnian He
Publication date: 19-12-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-03245-2

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