CNT-reinforced aluminum composites: processing and mechanical properties

This work focus the development of aluminum silicon composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes.Several composites were obtained by a powder metallurgy route through hot pressing technique. The influence of different volume fraction of carbon nanotubes in metallurgical and mechanical properties of the composite was studied. Metallurgical evaluation was made by means of SEM/EDS for interface reaction between matrix and reinforcement and also reinforcement distribution in the matrix. Mechanical evaluation was made by tensile tests.