Spark plasma sintering (SPS), also known as pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) or
field-assisted sintering technique (FAST), belongs to a class of powder metallurgy …

Nanocarbon materials, such as carbon nanotube and graphene, are reckoned as the ideal
reinforcement for composites due to their extraordinary intrinsic properties. However, the …

Since their first synthesis, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) gained remarkable research interest
owing to their astonishing mechanical properties and extensive range of potential …

For metal matrix composites (MMCs), introduction of low-dimensional nano-carbon materials
(NCMs) into three dimensional metallic matrix is commonly applied to enhance mechanical …

This discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNT) three decades ago ushered in the technological
era of nanotechnology. Among the most widely studied areas of CNT research is their use …

The role of materials and materials science are increasing day by day; with newer
applications in the domain of engineering and technology. The metal matrix composites …

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are one of the ideal reinforcements for metal
matrix composites (MMCs), however, it faced a big challenge regarding their mechanical …

Poor ductility of titanium matrix composites with medium/high-strength reinforced with
carbonaceous nanomaterials (eg., graphene, carbon nanotubes etc.), has seriously …

The uniform dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in copper matrix and the formation of
strong interfacial bonding between copper matrix and CNTs are two major challenges for the …

Since the densities of copper and graphene nanoplates (GNPs) are different, the synthesis
of graphene nanoplates/copper (GNPs/Cu) composites is one of the challenges for the …