TY  - JOUR
AV  - none
KW  - Advanced fabrication; Binder systems; Functionalizations; Metal injection molding; Metal matrices; Microstructural analysis; Plastic injection molding; Ultra-sonication
KW  -  Additives; Dispersions; Mechanical engineering; Metallic matrix composites; Nanocomposites; Powder metallurgy; Reinforced plastics; Reinforcement
KW  -  MIM devices
SP  - 11
TI  - Fabrication and microstructural analysis of CNTs reinforced copper matrix nanocomposites via MIM technique
ID  - scholars3345
N1  - cited By 2; Conference of 2013 4th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, ICAMME 2013 ; Conference Date: 11 October 2013 Through 12 October 2013; Conference Code:100880
N2  - Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced copper (Cu) matrix nanocomposites prepared via advanced fabrication method is presented. Functionalization and ultrasonication processes have been applied to enhance the dispersion of purified CNTs and creates sidewalls groups that have the potential to bond CNTs to the metal matrix. The main part of this approach was metal injection molding (MIM) technique, which is a combination of powder metallurgy and plastic injection molding technique. Preparation of MIM feedstock required a melting and mixing process of binder system (polymers) with the solid loading, which has been carried out using a twin screw rotor machine. This machine provides a viscous media of the molten binder with high shear forces that allow the additives (carbon nanotubes/copper powder) to be mixed properly and exfoliate the CNTs clusters with uniformdispersion inside the Cu matrix. Subsequently, to prove our expected results, observation tests of TEM, SEM, FESEM and CNTS were employed and discussed literally. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
SN  - 16609336
Y1  - 2013///
VL  - 459
EP  - 17
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84887531121&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.459.11&partnerID=40&md5=5b4816fdd9fa8e1bbb05acd10fb005a2
A1  - Muhsan, A.S.
A1  - Ahmad, F.
A1  - Mohamed, N.M.
A1  - Raza, M.R.
JF  - Applied Mechanics and Materials
ER  -