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Mechanical properties of graphene oxide reinforced aluminium matrix composites

Dasari, Bhagya Lakshmi, Morshed, Muhammad, Nouri, Jamshid M., Brabazon, Dermot orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3214-6381 and Naher, Sumsun orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2047-5807 (2018) Mechanical properties of graphene oxide reinforced aluminium matrix composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 145 . pp. 136-144. ISSN 1359-8368

Abstract
In this paper, the properties of powder metallurgy produced samples of GO reinforced aluminium composites were examined. Discs of 20 mm diameter and 0.5 mm thickness were made from pure Al powder of 35 µm particle size and with GO reinforcement at different GO wt% (0.05, 0.1 and 0.2). The mixture of Al/GO powders prepared through liquid infiltration were cold compacted and then sintered. The GO reinforced Al matrix composites were characterised using the scanning electron microscope with energy dispersion spectroscopy (SEM/EDX) for investigation of the homogeneous dispersion of GO into the matrix. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis for crystallographic phase and micro-Raman spectroscopy was used to identify the phases inside the composite matrix after the sintering process. Micro hardness and the strength values from the produced Al/GO composites were recorded. It is evident from the results obtained that where uniform mixing is achieved, GO reinforced Al composites can be produced with similar hardness values as for those produced from rGO reinforced Al composites.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Metal matrix composites (MMCs); graphene oxide reinforcement; electron microscopy; micro Raman.
Subjects:Engineering > Mechanical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Institutes and Centres > Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APTRC)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.03.022
Copyright Information:© 2018 Elsevier
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:22294
Deposited On:23 Mar 2018 16:25 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 18 May 2023 13:08
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