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Improving oxidation resistance of carbon nanotube nanocomposites for aerospace applications

Fawad Inam, Thuc Vo, Saman Kumara

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    Abstract

    Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) based materials possess strong potential to substitute various functional materials developed exclusively for aerospace applications. However, because of the low oxidation temperature of CNTs (400-500 oC), using CNT based ceramic nanocomposites in high temperature applications can be problematic. Making ceramic-CNT nanocomposites by atomic layer deposition (ALD) method and field assisted sintering technology (FAST) is a good route to improve oxidative stability of CNTs. In this study, thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) of alumina coated CNTs (prepared by ALD) and alumina-CNT nanocomposites (prepared by FAST) were carried out. 16% improvements were observed in the oxidation resistance for alumina-CNT nanocompo-sites prepared by ALD and SPS techniques. Different strategies to improve oxidation resistance are discussed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages144
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event2nd International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials and Technologies for Aerospace Applications - Wrexham, UK
    Duration: 1 Jun 2012 → …
    http://epubs.glyndwr.ac.uk/aer_eng/7/
    http://epubs.glyndwr.ac.uk/aer_eng/18/

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    Conference2nd International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials and Technologies for Aerospace Applications
    Period1/06/12 → …
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