Ceramic nanocomposites reinforced with a high volume fraction of carbon nanofibers

Gang Shao; Guangfeng Zhao; Fuqian Yang; Chengying Xu; Linan An

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2011.10.031

Ceramic nanocomposites reinforced with a high volume fraction of carbon nanofibers

Gang Shao, Guangfeng Zhao, Fuqian Yang, Chengying Xu, Linan An

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Abstract

A ceramic nanocomposite reinforced with about 20 vol.% of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) is fabricated by infiltrating CNF-preform with liquid-phased polymeric precursor following by pyrolysis. The nanocomposite has a dense structure without micro-cracks. The results from the microindentation tests reveal that the nanocomposite has lower indentation hardness but higher fracture energy than the non-reinforced ceramic. The effect of the CFTs on the mechanical properties of the nanocomposite has been discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-111
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	68
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2011.10.031
State	Published - Feb 1 2012

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Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by National Science Foundation of USA ( DMR-0706526 and CMMI-0800086 ) and Office of Naval Research-Young Investigator Program ( N00014-11-1-0706 , Program Manager: Dr. W. Nickerson).

Keywords

Carbon nanofibers
Ceramics
Infiltration
Nanocomposites

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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