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Mohammad Reza Akbarpour

Mohammad Reza Akbarpour

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Research

Title
Tribological characteristics of self-lubricating nanostructured aluminum reinforced with multi-wall CNTs processed by flake powder metallurgy and hot pressing method
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JournalPaper
Keywords
Carbon nanotube Flake powder metallurgy Wear Aluminum
Year
2018
Journal DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
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Abstract

Ultrafine-grained Al-CNT (2 and 4 vol%) composites were successfully fabricated using the flake powder metallurgy and hot pressing route, and the microstructure and tribological properties of the produced composites were studied. The results showed that the coefficient of friction and the wear rate of Al decrease with the addition of the CNT reinforcement. A carbon-rich film formed on the worn surfaces during wear test, which prevented the Al oxidation and yielded the self-lubricating effect for the composites. This improvement in the wear behavior of the composites can be attributed to the simultaneous effects of the ultrafine-grained matrix and strengthening and self-lubricating properties of the uniformly dispersed and undamaged CNT in the flake powder metallurgy method.