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2 Carbon Nanotube–Metal Nanocomposites 2.1 Overview Metal-matrix composites (MMCs) reinforced with ceramic offer the attractive combination of strength, stiffness, wear- and creep-resistant characteristics over monolithic alloys. The composites were initially developed for military and space applications. However, recent demand for materials with specified functional properties has led to their broad applications in ground transportation, automotive, chemical, electronic and recreational industries. Ceramic reinforcements introduced into metal matrices could be continuous fibers, discontinuous short fibers, whiskers or particulates. Continuous ceramic fiber-reinforced MMCs generally possess higher mechanical strength and stiffness, but the high cost of fibers and complicated processing methods make them uneconomical for most industrial applications. In this regard, particulate-reinforced MMCs have received increasingly attention because of their ease of fabrication, lower cost and near-isotropic properties [1]. Table 2.1 lists representative reinforcement materials for MMCs. In addition to continuous ceramic fiber reinforcement, carbon fibers (CF) can also be used to reinforce metals to form composites with high specific strength and stiffness, low coefficient of thermal expansion, high thermal and electrical conductivity. Carbon fibers are mainly produced from polyacrylonitrile (PAN), and several processing steps are needed to form CFs from this polymeric precursor. These include stabilization, carbonization and graphitization. In the process, PAN precursor solution is initially spun into fibers in which polymer molecular chains align with the fiber direction. These fibers are oxidized at 220 C under tension, resulting in the fracture of hydrogen bonds and rearrangement of polar nitrile (CN) group into a thermally stable ladder bonding. The stabilized PAN fibers are then pyrolyzed at 1000–1500 C in an inert atmosphere to form a carbon ring structure. Carbonized fibers with 85–99% carbon content exhibit high tensile strength, low modulus, and very low strain to failure. The graphitization stage is an optional treatment to obtain fibers with high modulus, low tensile strength and extremely low fracture strain. In the process, carbonized fibers are further heated at or above 2000 C in an inert atmosphere to produce highly oriented graphite layers with carbon content more j43
44j 2 Carbon Nanotube–Metal Nanocomposites Table 2.1 Typical reinforcement materials for MMCs. Continuous Fiber C, B, SiC, Al2O3, Si3N4 Short fiber SiC, Al2O3 Whisker TiB, SiC, Si3N4, Al2O3, SiO2 Particulate SiC, TiC, B 4C, Al 2O 3,TiB 2,Si 3N 4, AlN than 99%. The physical and mechanical properties of CFs prepared from a PAN precursor are listed in Table 2.2 [2], which shows that commercial grade CFs use a lower cost, modified textile-type PAN. Three different grades of fibers for the aerospace category are derived from different combinations of mechanical stretching, heat treatment and precursor spinning. Carbon fibers can also be prepared from pitch through spinnerets and subsequent heat treatment somewhat similar to those of PAN-based fibers. The pitch Sources include petroleum, coal tar and asphalt. It is noted that the large crystallite size and better orientation of pitch-based fibers give rise to higher modulus, thermal conductivity and lower thermal expansion when compared with PAN-based fibers [3]. Such MMCs are generally fabricated by powder metallurgy (PM) and liquid metal routes. The PM route is mainly used for making discontinuously reinforced MMCs with a near net shape capability The process involves initial mixing of metal powders and ceramic particulates, followed by cold pressing and sintering, or hot pressing/hot Table 2.2 Properties of PAN-based carbon fibers. Property Commercial, standard modulus Standard modulus Aerospace Intermediate modulus High modulus Tensile modulus/GPa 228 220–241 290–297 345–448 Tensile strength/MPa 380 3450–4830 3450–6200 3450–5520 Elongation at break, % 1.6 1.5–2.2 1.3–2.0 0.7–1.0 Electrical resistivity/mO cm 1650 1650 1450 900 Thermal conductivity/W m –1 K –1 20 20 20 50–80 Coefficient of thermal expansion, axial direction, 10 6 K 0.4 0.4 0.55 0.75 Density, g cm –3 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 Carbon content, % 95 95 95 þ99 Filament diameter, mm 6–8 6–8 5–6 5–8 Manufacturers Zoltek, Fortafil, SGL Reprinted from [2]. Copyright Ó (2001) ASM International. BPAmoco, Hexcel, Mitsubishi Rayon, Toho, Toray, Tenax, Soficar, Formosa
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Contents Preface IX List of Abbrevi
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