The excellent mechanical and lubricant property make graphene an ideal enhanced phase
for high-performance composites. Graphene metal matrix composites with good structural …

Copper nanoparticles coated graphene nanoplates reinforced Al (Cu-GNPs/Al) matrix
composites were fabricated by the combination of low temperature ball milling (LTBM) and …

Aluminum is a major construction material in light-weight vehicles. Today, recycling the
aluminum content of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) is based on dilution with primary metal and …

Abstract Al-0.5 wt% GNP nanocomposites with both microcrystalline and nanocrystalline
matrices, were synthesized via spark plasma sintering. The strengthening effects of …

The deformation incompatibility of components is a bottleneck restricting the exaltation of the
strength and ductility of composites. Herein, the coherent transition interface was designed …

In this investigation, the optimization of mechanical properties with thermal post-processing
treatments was analyzed across a wide range of variants. A major aspect of additive …

This work carries out comprehensive classical molecular dynamics simulations of uniaxial
tensile deformation for nanocrystalline Al samples with a broad range of different mean grain …

Aluminium matrix composites significantly benefit the manufacturing sector due to the high
strength-to-weight ratio. However, grain refinement was one of the major problems faced by …

Multi-layer friction surfacing (MLFS) is a solid state layer deposition technology for metals. In
order to make use of the potential of MLFS as technology for additive manufacturing, the …

Al alloys often suffer from low mechanical strength and lack high-temperature microstructural
and mechanical robustness. A series of binary and ternary nanocrystalline (NC) Al transition …