Spark plasma extrusion (SPE) of ball-milled aluminum and carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum composite powders

K Morsi, AMK Esawi, S Lanka, A Sayed - Composites Part A: , 2010 - Elsevier ... uses electric current as a means to uniformly heat and simultaneously sinter and extrude ... Tensile behavior of bulk nanocrystalline aluminum synthesized by hot extrusion of ball-milled powders. ... P, Lanka S, El-Sayed A. Characterization and spark plasma sintering of mechanically ... Cited by 38 Related articles All 3 versions Cite

Dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in aluminum powder

A Esawi, K Morsi - Composites Part A: Applied Science and , 2007 - Elsevier ... 2 that the aluminum particles were first flattened under the impact of the balls forming flakes ... should be obtained, which would then be more suitable for subsequent sintering processes ... at the American University in Cairo for their assistance with the ball milling experiments: Abdel ... Cited by 123 Related articles All 2 versions Cite

Effect of carbon nanotube (CNT) content on the mechanical properties of CNT-reinforced aluminium composites
AMK Esawi, K Morsi, A Sayed, M Taher - Composites Science and , 2010 - Elsevier ... are sonication [5], in which the CNTs are dispersed with the matrix powders in ethanol, before being compacted and sintered, and high energy ... [16] who used spark plasma sintering and hot ... It is clear that changes in ball milling parameters significantly affect the results obtained. ... Cited by 49 Related articles All 3 versions Cite

Effect of mechanical alloying time and carbon nanotube (CNT) content on the evolution of aluminum (Al)CNT composite powders
K Morsi, A Esawi - Journal of materials science, 2007 - Springer ... welding of the aluminum particles after 3 h under the impact of the balls, individual nanotubes ... The control of particle size is important for subsequent sintering/ consolidation processes ... at the American University in Cairo for their assistance with the ball milling experiments: Abdel ... Cited by 41 Related articles All 8 versions Cite

Characterization and Spark Plasma Sintering of Mechanically Milled Aluminum-Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Composite Powders
K Morsi, AMK Esawi, P Borah, S Lanka - Journal of composite , 2010 - jcm.sagepub.com ... 52 HV for a 5.0 vol% CNT-Al composite produced by spark plasma sintering and hot extrusion (but not ball-milled). ... Characterization and Spark Plasma Sintering of Al-CNT Composite Powders ... XRD scans of spark plasma sintered specimens (Al-5 wt% CNT, and Al-2.5 wt% CNT ... Cited by 16 Related articles All 5 versions Cite

Mechanical alloying of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and aluminium powders for the preparation of carbon/metal composites
L Wang, H Choi, JM Myoung, W Lee - Carbon, 2009 - Elsevier ... Improved hardness properties of the composites, prepared by sintering the ball-milled composite mixture powders, over the sintered pure Al powders indicated the uniform dispersion of the CNT reinforcements within the Al matrix. ... Cited by 44 Related articles All 2 versions Cite

Fabrication and properties of dispersed carbon nanotubealuminum composites

AMK Esawi, K Morsi, A Sayed, AA Gawad - Materials Science and , 2009 - Elsevier ... in order to minimize cold welding of the Al particles and also to prevent powders sticking to the balls and the jar ... [6] who used spark plasma sintering and subsequent ... Since it is well known that strain in ball-milled powders increases with milling duration [24], our milling times of 3 ... Cited by 110 Related articles All 2 versions Cite

Structural characterization of a mechanically milled carbon nanotube/aluminum mixture

D Poirier, R Gauvin, RAL Drew - Composites Part A: Applied Science and , 2009 - Elsevier ... Tungsten 7/16 carbide balls and container with a 10:1 ball-to-powder ratio were used ... furnace under vacuum for 1 h to simulate the heat treatment induced during the sintering process ... 10 vol% CNT/Al mixture was cold compacted in a 2 cm diameter cylinder and sintered at 630 ... Cited by 37 Related articles All 2 versions Cite

Strengthening in carbon nanotube/aluminium (CNT/Al) composites

R George, KT Kashyap, R Rahul, S Yamdagni - Scripta Materialia, 2005 - Elsevier ... A mixture of CNT and aluminium powder (200 mesh) were ball milled at 200 rpm for 5 min. ... milled powder was compacted in a circular die with a load of 120 KN; the billets thus obtained were sintered in an ... The composites prepared showed a densification of 98% post sintering. ... Cited by 218 Related articles All 4 versions Cite

Microstructural and mechanical characterization of AlMWCNT composites produced by mechanical milling

R Prez-Bustamante, CD Gmez-Esparza - Materials Science and , 2009 - Elsevier ... The pure Al reference sample was not milled; it was only consolidated, sintered and extruded ... and CNTs dispersion by using different milling times and different kind of ball mills. ... of defects along this amorphous layer (structure), and the high temperature during sintering and hot ... Cited by 50 Related articles All 3 versions Cite