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Influence of Graphene Oxide Nanoplates on Strengthening Mechanism of Al6061-GO Nanocomposites

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In this paper, the effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoplates on the strengthening mechanism of Al6061-GO nanocomposites have been investigated. To make composite samples, GO nanosheets with various weight percents of 0.0, 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8% were added to the molten Al6061 through the stir casting method. Then the cast composite slabs were hot rolled. Tensile test was used to study the mechanical properties of composite specimens. The experimental results showed that the nanoplates of GO have strong strengthening effects along with increase in ductility in the fabricated composites. To model the strengthening effect of GO in Al6061 matrix, the modified shear-lag and the modified Zhang-Chen strengthening mechanisms have been utilized. Comparisons between the model predictions and the experimental results revealed that both models can satisfactorily predict the yield strength of fabricated nanocomposites.

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Abbreviations

b :

Burgers vector

d :

Minimum spacing of reinforcement (nm)

\(d_{p}\) :

Particle size (nm)

E f :

Young’s modulus of reinforcement (GPa)

f 1, f d, f orowan :

Strength improvement factors

\(f_{porosity}\) :

Contribution factor of porosity

G m :

Shear modulus of the matrix (GPa)

g :

Geometry factor

I D , I G :

D and G peak band intensity (cm−1)

l, w, t :

Length, width and thickness of reinforcement (nm)

\(l_{c}\) :

Critical length of reinforcement (nm)

M :

Taylor factor

N :

Total number of reinforcement

N x , N y , N z :

Number of reinforcement in principal directions

\(n\) :

Shear-lag fitting parameter

P :

Empirical constant

\(r\) :

Particle radius (nm)

S :

Interfacial area (nm2)

s :

Aspect ratio

\(T_{process} ,T_{test}\) :

Production and ambient temperature (°C)

\(v_{p}\) , \(v_{m}\) :

Volume fraction of reinforcement and matrix

V 1GO :

Volume per reinforcement

V :

Volume of the composites

α :

Empirical constant

\(\alpha_{m} ,\alpha_{p}\) :

Thermal expansion coefficients of matrix and reinforcement (°C−1)

\(\eta_{0}\) :

Krenchel orientation factor

\(\eta_{1}\) :

Length distribution factor

\(\Theta\) :

Strain hardening rate (MPa)

\(\lambda\) :

The gap between the reinforcement particles (nm)

\(\rho_{GO}\) :

GO density (g/cm3)

\(\rho_{CTE}\) :

Dislocation density (m−2)

\(\sigma_{my}\) :

Yield strength of matrix (MPa)

\(\sigma_{pmax}\) :

Maximum normal stress of reinforcement (MPa)

\(\overline{\sigma }_{p}\) :

Mean value of normal stress on the reinforcement (MPa)

\(\tau_{m}\) :

Shear stress of matrix (MPa

MMCs:

Metal matrix composites

AMCs:

Aluminum matrix composites

GNPs:

Graphene nanoplates

GO:

Graphene oxide

CNTs:

Carbon nanotubes

UTS:

Ultimate tensile strength (MPa)

SPD:

Severe plastic deformation

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

SSA:

Specific surface area of reinforcement (m2/g)

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Hedayatian, M., Momeni, A. Influence of Graphene Oxide Nanoplates on Strengthening Mechanism of Al6061-GO Nanocomposites. Met. Mater. Int. 29, 247–257 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-022-01208-6

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