Carbon Nanotubes

Autorentext

Andy Nieto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, USA.

Arvind Agarwal is a Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL, USA.

Debrupa Lahiri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India.

Ankita Bisht is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Women Institute of Technology (WIT), Dehradun, India.

Srinivasa Rao Bakshi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at India Institute of Technology Madras, India.

Klappentext

This book highlights seminal findings in CNT reinforced metal matrix composites research and includes several tables listing processing methods, associated CNT states, and resulting properties in order to aid the next generation of researchers in advancing the science and engineering of CNT-MMCs.

Inhalt

1. Introduction. 2. Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in the Metal Matrix. 3. Composite Processing Techniques. 4. Characterization Technique for CNT-MMC Materials. 5. Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Metal Matrix Composite (CNT-MMC) Systems. 6. Mechanics of CNT-MMCs. 7. Interfacial Phenomena in CNT-MMCs. 8. Tribological, Transport, and Functional Properties & Behavior. 9. Synergistic Interactions of CNT with Secondary Reinforcements. 10. Computational Studies in CNT-MMCs. 11. Patents and Commercialization. 12. Summary and Future Directions.