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Universal Journal of Materials Science Vol. 6(3), pp. 79 - 84
DOI: 10.13189/ujms.2018.060301
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Effect of Graphene Content on Tensile Strength and Microstructure of Aluminum Matrix Composites
Mahmut Can 艦enel , Mevl眉t G眉rb眉z *, Erdem Ko莽
Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ondokuz May谋s University, Turkey
ABSTRACT
In this study, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) reinforced aluminum (Al) composites with various GNPs content (0.1, 0.3, 0.5wt.%) were fabricated by powder metallurgy (PM) method. In this method, ultrasonication, mixing, filtering, drying, compacting and sintering processes were performed. The crystal structure and microstructure of powders and fabricated composites were analyzed with X-Ray diffractometer (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). With this study, the effects of GNPs content were investigated on the density, Vickers hardness, ultimate tensile strength, and microstructure of Al-GNPs composites. The Vickers hardness (57卤2.5 HV) and ultimate tensile strength (120MPa) of Al-0.1%GNPs improved up to +90% and +23.3% when compared with pure aluminum (30卤2 HV, 92MPa). From the microstructural analysis, homogeneously distributed GNPs was located at aluminum grain boundaries. The mechanical properties of Al-GNPs composite decreased due to the agglomeration of GNPs above 0.1wt.% GNPs content.
KEYWORDS
Powder Metallurgy, Aluminum, Graphene, Composite, Hardness, Strength
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mahmut Can 艦enel , Mevl眉t G眉rb眉z , Erdem Ko莽 , "Effect of Graphene Content on Tensile Strength and Microstructure of Aluminum Matrix Composites," Universal Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 79 - 84, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/ujms.2018.060301.
(b). APA Format:
Mahmut Can 艦enel , Mevl眉t G眉rb眉z , Erdem Ko莽 (2018). Effect of Graphene Content on Tensile Strength and Microstructure of Aluminum Matrix Composites. Universal Journal of Materials Science, 6(3), 79 - 84. DOI: 10.13189/ujms.2018.060301.