Fabrication and Properties of Cu-Sic-GNP Composites
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For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] Fabrication and Properties of Cu-SiC-GNP composites Peijie Jia Supervisors: Prof. Zhengyi Jiang and Dr. Haibo Xie This thesis is presented as part of the requirement for the conferral of the degree: Master of Research University of Wollongong School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering June 2018 Certification I, Peijie Jia, declare that this thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the conferral of the degree Master of Research, from the University of Wollongong, is wholly my own work unless otherwise referenced or acknowledged. This document has not been submitted for qualifications at any other academic institution. Peijie Jia 1st June 2018 Table of contents Table of contentsList of figures ..................................................................................... I List of figures ............................................................................................................... IV List of tables ............................................................................................................... VII List of abbreviation and symbol ............................................................................... VIII Abstract ......................................................................................................................... X Acknowledgement ..................................................................................................... XII Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Scope and objectives ............................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Structure of chapters ............................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Literature review ........................................................................................... 4 2.1 Metal matrix composites (MMCs) .......................................................................................... 4 2.2 MMC reinforced with nanoparticles ....................................................................................... 5 2.3 Metal matrix composites reinforced with ceramic nanoparticles ............................................ 7 2.4 Metal matrix composites reinforced with graphene sheets ................................................... 12 2.5 Graphene/nanoparticles interaction: a road map to manufacture composites with exceptional properties..................................................................................................................................... 19 2.6 Manufacturing processes of metal matrix nanocomposites .................................................. 21 2.6.1 Liquid processes ............................................................................................................. 22 2.6.2 Solid processes ............................................................................................................... 24 2.6.3 Semisolid processes ....................................................................................................... 26 2.7 Strengthening mechanisms of MMnCs ................................................................................. 29 2.7.1 Load transfer effect ........................................................................................................ 29 2.7.2 Hall-Petch strengthening ................................................................................................ 30 2.7.3 Orowan strengthening .................................................................................................... 31 2.7.4 CTE and EM mismatch .................................................................................................. 31 2.7.5 Sum of contributions ...................................................................................................... 32 2.8 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 33 Chapter 3 Experimental methodology ......................................................................... 35 3.1 Sample preparation ............................................................................................................... 35 I 3.1.1 Ball milling .................................................................................................................... 35 3.1.2 Cold pressing and sintering ............................................................................................ 36 3.2 Experiment and analysis ....................................................................................................... 38 3.2.1 Hot mounting, grinding and polishing ........................................................................... 38 3.2.2 KEYENCE laser microscope (3D & profile measurement) and density measuring instrument ............................................................................................................................... 40 3.2.3 X-ray diffraction............................................................................................................. 41 3.2.4 Microhardness testing .................................................................................................... 42 3.2.5 Field emission scanning electron microscopy ................................................................ 43 3.2.6 Compression test ............................................................................................................ 44 Chapter 4 Effect of sintering temperature .................................................................... 45 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 45 4.2 Experimental procedure ........................................................................................................ 45 4.3 Results and discussion .......................................................................................................... 45 4.3.1 Pure copper .................................................................................................................... 45 4.3.1.1 Optical images ......................................................................................................... 45 4.3.1.2 Density measurement .............................................................................................. 47 4.3.1.3 Microhardness testing ............................................................................................. 48 4.3.2 Cu-SiC-GNP .................................................................................................................. 49 4.3.2.1 Optical images ......................................................................................................... 49 4.3.2.2 Density measurement .............................................................................................. 50 4.3.2.3 Microhardness testing ............................................................................................. 51 4.4 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 52 Chapter 5 Effect of milling time .................................................................................. 53 5.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................