A bottom-up strategy toward metal nano-particles modified graphene nanoplates for fabricating aluminum matrix composites and interface study

Tielong Han, Enzuo Liu, Jiajun Li, Naiqin Zhao, Chunnian He

Table 2 Composition and mechanical properties of specimens.

Specimen GNPs content (wt.%) Ni content (wt.%) Cu content (wt.%) UTS (MPa) Elongation (%) Pure Al 0 0 0 135 ± 3 26.0 ± 0.5 Ni-GNPs/Al 0.24 0.26 0 163 ± 4 31.3 ± 0.8 Cu-GNPs/Al 0.34 0 0.16 180 ± 2 22.5 ± 0.5 Reference I 0 0.25 0 136 ± 3 26.1 ± 0.6 Reference II 0.25 0 0 144 ± 4 21.8 ± 0.8 Reference III 0 0 0.16 156 ± 5 21.5 ± 1.2