Carbon Nanotubes: Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites [Paperback]

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.

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.

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 as structural reinforcements in composites. This book describes the development of CNT reinforced metal matrix composites (CNT-MMCs) over the last two decades. The field of CNT-MMCs is abundant in fundamental science, rich in engineering challenges and innovations and ripe for technological maturation and commercialization.

The authors have sought to present the current state of the-art in CNT-MMC technology from their synthesis to their myriad potential end-use applications. Specifically, topics explored include:

Advantages, limitations, and evolution of processing techniques used to synthesize and fabricate CNT-MMCs

 Emphasizes dispersion techniques of CNTs in metallic systems, a key challenge to the successful and widespread implementation of CNT-MMCs. Methods for quantification and improved control of CNT distributions are presented