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Compression behavior of magnesium/carbon nanotube composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2013

Qizhen Li  and
Bing Tian
Qizhen Li*
Affiliation:
Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557
Bing Tian
Affiliation:
Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: qizhenl@unr.edu
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Abstract

Carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced magnesium (Mg) matrix composites were synthesized using a powder metallurgical method and tested compressively along the plane normal and in-plane orientations. Yield strengths of composites were significantly increased by 35–129% compared with that of pure Mg. With the increase of CNT weight percentage, yield strength first increased until reaching a critical CNT weight percentage and then decreased. Twinning operated in the in-plane samples when CNT weight percentage was less than or equal to 0.5%, whereas twinning operation was not observed in all plane normal samples and the in-plane samples with 1% or higher CNT weight percentage. Severe plastic deformation was exhibited in fracture surface images with low magnification, whereas intrinsic brittle fracture feature was observed under high magnification. A theoretical model incorporating the Orowan strengthening and the thermal expansion mismatch strengthening was utilized and made good yield strength predictions.

Keywords

Mgcarbon nanotubecompositepowder metallurgymechanical behavior
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Invited Feature Paper
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 14 , 28 July 2013 , pp. 1877 - 1884
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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