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210j 7 Mechanical Properties of <strong>Carbon</strong> <strong>Nanotube</strong>–<strong>Ceramic</strong> Nanocomposites<br />

Figure 7.22 Variation of friction coefficient with CNT content for<br />

Al2O3/MWNT nanocomposites prepared by hot pressing <strong>and</strong><br />

tape casting. Reproduced with permission from [28]. Copyright Ó<br />

(2005) Elsevier.<br />

minimum wear loss is also observed at 4 wt% CNT; the weight loss then increases<br />

with increasing filler content. They attributed this to the low densification of in situ<br />

Al2O3/CNT nanocomposites at higher filler contents.<br />

Very recently, Xia et al. [30] studied the dry sliding wear behavior of well-aligned<br />

Al2O3/MWNT nanocomposites at macro-, micro- <strong>and</strong> nanoscales by means of the<br />

pin-on-disk, microscratch <strong>and</strong> atomic force microscopy. Aligned Al2O3/MWNT<br />

nanocomposites were synthesized through template synthesis using AAO coatings<br />

of different thicknesses. Both thin-walled (5 nm) <strong>and</strong> thick-walled (12 nm) nanotubes<br />

were synthesized inside the nanopores accordingly. They reported that the frictional<br />

coefficient of the nanocomposites tested at macro-, micro- <strong>and</strong> nanoscales depends<br />

on the buckling behavior of the nanotubes <strong>and</strong> applied loading. Figure 7.23 shows the<br />

coefficient of friction vs sliding distance for porous alumina matrix <strong>and</strong> aligned<br />

Al2O3/MWNT nanocomposites with thin- <strong>and</strong> thick-walled CNTs at macroscale<br />

determined from the pin-on-disk test. The coefficient of friction of porous alumina<br />

matrix is about 0.9 <strong>and</strong> remains nearly constant during testing. The coefficient of<br />

friction of thin-walled nanocomposite is slightly lower than that of alumina matrix.<br />

However, the thick-wall nanocomposite exhibits a very low coefficient of friction (0.2)<br />

at the onset of sliding. The coefficient of friction then increases with the sliding<br />

distance but still remains lower than that of the thin-walled counterpart. Figure 7.24<br />

shows the coefficient of friction vs scratching distance for porous alumina matrix <strong>and</strong><br />

aligned Al2O3/MWNT nanocomposites for the three materials subjected to the<br />

microscratch test. The alumina matrix <strong>and</strong> thin-walled nanocomposite have nearly<br />

the same coefficient of friction while the thick-walled nanocomposite displays

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