Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with Carbon Nanomaterials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Matrix Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 4972
Special Issue Editor
Interests: structural analysis; fracture mechanics; contact mechanics; computational methods; materials science; nanotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
The discovery and development of a variety of carbon-based nanomaterials such as graphene, graphite nanoplatelets, graphynes, graphdyines, fullerenes, fullerites, carbon nanotubes (CNT), cyclocarbons, carbon nanobuds, schwarzites, etc., has opened a new area and perspectives for organic materials science. All these carbon allotropes have demonstrated significant compatibility with polymeric media and, therefore, have thoroughly been tested as reinforcing agents and fillers within almost every kind of polymer and plastic matrices.
Today, there are many challenges in taking advantage of the exceptional mechanical and physical properties of these organic nanomaterials when combining them with metals and alloys. This mixing of organic and metallic materials leads to the introduction of an emerging class of composites that may provide enhanced strength, electrical properties, and other interesting characteristics.
Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to provide novel knowledge towards contributing to the effort of expanding the potential use of carbon nanomaterials in metal technology and industry. Special attention is given to manufacturing carbon nanomaterial–metal composites of enhanced mechanical properties and structural integrity.
This Special Issue aims to include all relevant theoretical, numerical, and experimental research or review articles which may address or discuss the following issues regarding metal–carbon nanomaterial composites (MCNC):
- Structural properties and integrity;
- Mechanical properties and behavior (regarding the elastic, plastic, fracture, impact, buckling, friction, wear, etc., response);
- Interface characterization and improvement;
- Synthesis and processing techniques;
- Powder metallurgy;
- Additive manufacturing;
- 3D printing;
- Fabrication control via artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other optimization methods;
- Components design and optimization;
- Lightweight alloys;
- Structural applications;
- Dispersion techniques of carbon allotropes in metallic systems;
- Corrosion resistance.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Georgios I. Giannopoulos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanostructured materials
- nanocomposite
- properties
- manufacturing
- simulation
- nanomaterial
- nanostructures
- nanoparticle
- nanosheet
- carbon
- graphene
- carbon
- nanotube
- fullerene
- nanotechnology
- synthesis
- powder metallurgy technique
- sintering
- additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- optimization
- metal–organic framework
- mechanical behavior
- crystal structure
- crystalline material
- X-ray diffraction
- transmission electron microscopy
- scanning electron microscopy
- mass spectrometry
- density functional theory
- molecular dynamics
- molecular mechanics
- finite element method
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