State of the art and prospects in sliver-and copper-matrix composite electrical contact materials

W Huang, H Yu, L Wang, X Wu, C Ouyang… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrical contacts have been widely used in many fields, including electronic
communications, aerospace industries, and domestic/auto-motive appliances. To satisfy …

Coated metal powders for laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) processing: a review

R Bidulsky, FS Gobber, J Bidulska, M Ceroni, T Kvackaj… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the last years, functionalized powders are becoming of increasing interest in additive
manufacturing (particularly in laser powder bed fusion processing, L-PBF), due to their …

Prediction of tribological properties of alumina-coated, silver-reinforced copper nanocomposites using long short-term model combined with golden jackal optimization

IR Najjar, AM Sadoun, A Fathy, AW Abdallah… - Lubricants, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present a newly modified machine learning model that employs a long
short-term memory (LSTM) neural network model with the golden jackal optimization (GJO) …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of Cu coated Al2O3 particle content and densification methods on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al matrix composites

WS Barakat, MIA Habba, A Ibrahim, A Fathy… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the study, aluminum-based nanocomposites were reinforced with different concentrations
of Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles ranging from 0 to 15 wt.%. The Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles were coated …

Tribological and mechanical characteristics of AA5083 alloy reinforced by hybridising heavy ceramic particles Ta2C & VC with light GNP and Al2O3 nanoparticles

EB Moustafa, A Melaibari, G Alsoruji, AM Khalil… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, AA5083 sheets were reinforced with four different hybrid nanoparticles by
friction stir processing (FSP) for the development of surface nanocomposites used in …

Effects of fabrication parameters and post-processing treatments on the mechanical and tribological behavior of surface-enhanced copper based materials by …

HC Aksa, İ Hacısalihoğlu, F Yıldız, T Varol… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Selective laser melting (SLM), which is an advanced manufacturing method developed in
recent years, produces parts with complex shapes and critical dimensions using metallic …

Impact of high Al2O3 content on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear behavior Al–Cu–Mg/Al2O3 composites prepared by mechanical milling

M Beder, T Varol, SB Akçay - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
Metal matrix composites are increasingly being recognized as new wear-resistant materials.
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the microstructure, mechanical properties …

The evolution of microstructure and properties of Cu-Cr alloys synthesized via flake powder metallurgy assisted by mechanical alloying and hot pressing

T Varol, O Güler, SB Akçay, H Çolak - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
In the study, the effects of mechanical alloying (MA) time and Cr content (wt%) on the
microstructure, density and hardness, electrical conductivity and oxidation resistance of Cu …

Self-lubricating Ti3SiC2 strengthening Cu composites with electrical conductivity and wear resistance trade off

L Wang, YG Tong, C Zhou, YJ Li, J Liu, ZH Cai… - Tribology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction of hard particles into the soft copper is an effective method to strengthen copper
and improve its wear resistance, while it normally sacrifices the electrical conductivity. The …

Investigation of microstructural, hardness, and wear properties of AlCrCuFeNi high entropy alloys produced by hot-pressing with the enhancement of manufacturability …

M Çelebi, O Güler, AH Karabacak, A Çanakçı… - Tribology …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study involves the production of HEA materials using low-temperature and high-
pressure principles by mechanical-alloying AlCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy powders …