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Carbon Nanotube Composite Deposits with High Hardness and High Wear Resistance
Author(s) -
Chen X.,
Zhang G.,
Chen C.,
Zhou L.,
Li S.,
Li X.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200300348
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , composite number , wear resistance , composite material , nanotube , metal , morphology (biology) , electrolyte , metallurgy , electrode , chemistry , biology , genetics
A metal–carbon nanotube (CNT) composite has been synthesized by the authors simply by dispersing CNT's in a suitable electrolyte solution and depositing the metal in an electroless manner. The thus‐obtained CNT/Ni‐P coatings exhibit superior mechanical properties such as high hardness and excellent wear resistance. The Figure shows the intact morphology of worn CNT/Ni‐P (left) vs. the bruised surface of conventional Ni‐P.
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