Microstructure and Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube Block-Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composite

Effect of Spark Plasma Sintering in Fabricating Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composite Materials

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are attractive next generation materials due to their unique properties, which lead to high mechanical, electrical, and thermal performance (Iijima, 1991; Endo et al., 1976; Niyogi et al., 2002; Komarov & Mirnov, 2004). This unique nano order material can not only be utilized on its own in precision industrial fields but can also provide high performance functionality in ...

Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Alumina Composite Materials

Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube peapods

Thermal conductivity of a s10,10d carbon nanotube filled with C60 fullerenes (or a peapod) is computed using direct molecular-dynamics simulations with the Tersoff-Brenner potential for C-C bonding interactions and the van der Waals potential for nonbonding interactions. The temperature-dependent thermal conductivity of the peapod, while showing qualitatively similar behavior to that of an unfi...

Buckling Analysis of Spherical Composite Panels Reinforced by Carbon Nanotube

In this study, the buckling behavior of moderately thick Carbon Nano-Tube (CNT)-reinforced spherical composite panels subjected to both uniaxial and biaxial loads is examined. The uniform and various kinds of functionally graded distributions of the CNT are considered. The mechanical properties of the nanocomposite panels are estimated using the modified rule of mixture. Based on the first-orde...

Mechano-Physical Properties and Microstructure of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Cement Paste after Thermal Load

The article presents the results obtained in the course of a study on the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the modification of a cement matrix. Carbon nanotubes were introduced into a cement paste in the form of an aqueous dispersion in the presence of a surfactant (SDS-sodium dodecyl sulfate), which was sonicated. The selected physical and mechanical parameters were examined, and the correla...