scholarly journals Effects of Zr-Cu Alloy Powder on Microstructure and Properties of Cu Matrix Composite with Highly-Aligned Flake Graphite

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5709
Author(s):  
Cunguang Chen ◽  
Qianyue Cui ◽  
Chengwei Yu ◽  
Pei Li ◽  
Weihao Han ◽  
...  

Highly-aligned flake graphite (FG) reinforced Cu matrix composites with high thermal conductivity and adaptive coefficient of thermal expansion were successfully prepared via the collaborative process of tape-casting and hot-pressing sintering. To overcome the problem of fragile interface, Zr-Cu alloy powder was introduced instead of pure Zr powder to enhance the interfacial strength, ascribed to the physical-chemical bonding at the Cu-FG interface. The results indicate that the synthetic ZrC as interfacial phase affects the properties of FG/Cu composites. The thermal conductivity reaches the maximum value of 608.7 W/m∙K (52% higher than pure Cu) with 0.5 wt % Zr. Surprisingly, the negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) in the Z direction is acquired from −7.61 × 10−6 to −1.1 × 10−6/K with 0 to 2 wt % Zr due to the physical mechanism of strain-engineering of the thermal expansion. Moreover, the CTE in X-Y plane with Zr addition is 8~10 × 10−6/K, meeting the requirements of semiconductor materials. Furthermore, the bending strength of the FG/Cu-2 wt % Zr composite is 42% higher than the FG/Cu composite. Combining excellent thermal conductivity with ultralow thermal expansion make the FG/Cu-Zr composites be a highly promising candidate in the electronic packaging field.

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Zhang ◽  
Xinbo He ◽  
Qian Liu ◽  
Xuanhui Qu

In this work, TiC coating was successfully deposited on a graphite flake surface via molten salt technique, for the purpose of promoting the interfacial connection between Cu and graphite flake. Vacuum hot pressing was then employed to prepare TiC-coated graphite flake/Cu composite. The results indicate that introducing TiC coating on graphite flake surface can evidently reduce the pores and gaps at the interface, resulting in a significant improvement on the bending strength. When the TiC-coated graphite flake content is 60 vol%, the bending strength is increased by 58% compared with the uncoated one. The coefficient of thermal expansion dropped from 6.0 ppm·K−1 to 4.4 ppm·K−1, with the corresponding thermal conductivity as high as 571 W·m−1·K−1. The outstanding thermal conductivity, apposite coefficient of thermal expansion, as well as superior processability, make TiC-coated graphite flake/Cu composite a satisfactory electronic packaging material with vast prospect utilized in microelectronic industry.


Author(s):  
P.J. Huang ◽  
J.J. Swab ◽  
P.J. Patel ◽  
W.S. Chu

Abstract The development of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) for diesel engines has been driven by the potential improvements in engine power and fuel efficiency that TBCs represent. TBCs have been employed for many years to reduce corrosion of valves and pistons because of their high temperature durability and thermal insulative properties. There are research programs to improve TBCs wear resistance to allow for its use in tribologically intensive areas of the engine. This paper will present results from tribological tests of ceria stabilized zirconia (CeSZ). The CeSZ was applied by atmospheric plasma spray process. Various mechanical and thermal properties were measured including wear, coefficient of thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, and microhardness. The results show the potential use of CeSZ in wear sensitive applications in diesel applications. Keywords: Thermal Barrier Coating, Diesel Engine, Wear, Thermal Conductivity, and Thermal Expansion


Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadeem Ahmad Sheikh ◽  
Dennis Ling Chuan Ching ◽  
Ilyas Khan

In the present era, nanofluids are one of the most important and hot issue for scientists, physicists, and mathematicians. Nanofluids have many important and updated characteristics compared to conventional fluids. The thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, and the heat transfer rate of conventional fluids are not up to the mark for industrial and experimental uses. To overcome these deficiencies, nanoparticles have been dispersed into base fluids to make them more efficient. The heat transfer characteristics through symmetry trapezoidal-corrugated channels can be enhanced using nanofluids. In the present article, a literature survey has been presented for different models of nanofluids and their solutions—particularly, exact solutions. The models for hybrid nanofluids were also mentioned in the present study. Furthermore, some important and most used models for the viscosity, density, coefficient of thermal expansion, coefficient of mass expansion, heat capacitance, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity are also presented in tabular form. Moreover, some future suggestions are also provided in this article.


1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1169-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
William B. Johnson ◽  
B. Sonuparlak

Diamond particles are unique fillers for metal matrix composites because of their extremely high modulus, high thermal conductivity, and low coefficient of thermal expansion. Diamond reinforced aluminum metal matrix composites were prepared using a pressureless metal infiltration process. The diamond particulates are coated with SiC prior to infiltration to prevent the formation of Al4C3, which is a product of the reaction between aluminum and diamond. The measured thermal conductivity of these initial diamond/Al metal matrix composites is as high as 259 W/m-K. The effects of coating thickness on the physical properties of the diamond/Al metal matrix composite, including Young's modulus, 4-point bend strength, coefficient of thermal expansion, and thermal conductivity, are presented.


2016 ◽  
Vol 697 ◽  
pp. 207-210
Author(s):  
Lian Meng Zhang ◽  
Yao Liu ◽  
Cheng Cheng Zhang ◽  
Guo Qiang Luo ◽  
Huang Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract. A new ternary composite of W-SiCP/Cu(40vol%) was designed and prepared by low-temperature hot-press sintering. The micro-structural characterizations were evaluated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microstructure (SEM), coefficient of thermal expansion is measured. When sintered at 950°C-100MPa-2h, the relative density of the W-SiCP/Cu composites as a function of W content all exceeded 97%. Due to the plastic deformation of Cu, higher densification W-SiCP/Cu(40vol%) composites can be achieved at a relatively low temperature. The composites are characterized by the relatively low coefficient of thermal expansion, bending strength and hardness. The values of thermal expansion indicate that thermal expansion can be precisely controlled by adding SiC particles.


2015 ◽  
Vol 660 ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radu Caliman

This paper presents a study regarding friction and wear comportment of sintered composite materials obtained by mixture of copper with short carbon fibers. Sintered composites are gaining importance because the reinforcement serves to reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion and increase the strength and modulus. In case of composites form by carbon fiber and copper, the thermal conductivity can also be enhanced. The combination of low thermal expansion and high thermal conductivity makes them very attractive for electronic packaging. Besides good thermal properties, their low density makes them particularly desirable for aerospace electronics and orbiting space structures. Compared to the metal itself, a carbon fiber-copper composite is characterized by a higher strength-to-density ratio, a higher modulus-to-density ratio, better fatigue resistance, better high-temperature mechanical properties and better wear resistance. Varying the percentage of short carbon fibers from 7,8% to 2,4%, and the percentage of copper from 92,2% to 97,6%, five dissimilar composite materials have been made and tested from the wear point of view. Friction tests are carried out, at room temperature, in dry conditions, on a pin-on-disc machine. The friction coefficient was measured using abrasive discs made from steel 4340 having the average hardness of 40 HRC, and sliding velocity of 0,6 m/sec. The primary goal of this study work it was to distinguish a mixture of materials with enhanced friction and wearing behaviour. The load applied on the specimen during the tests, is playing a very important role regarding friction coefficient and also the wearing speed.


A line source technique has been developed for non-steady-state measurements of the therm al conductivities of liquids over an extended range of temperature. The accuracy of the method, which is an absolute one, has been critically exam ined. T hermal conductivities of liquid benzene, toluene, diphenyl, o-,m - and^p-terphenyl, estimated to be accurate to + 0*25 % , have been obtained. These results are discussed in terms of the effect of structure on the transport properties of liquids and the relation between the coefficient of thermal expansion and the temperature dependence of thermal conductivity.


Author(s):  
S A Mohan Krishna ◽  
T N Shridhar ◽  
L Krishnamurthy ◽  
K B Vinay ◽  
G V Naveen Prakash

Aluminium matrix composites belong to the family of materials whose mechanical, tribological, thermal and electrical properties can be customized effectively. Most of the commercial work on MMCs has been highlighted on Aluminium as the matrix material. The combination of light weight, environmental resistance and beneficial mechanical properties has made Aluminium alloys exceedingly popular; these properties also make Aluminium best suited for use as a matrix metal. The thermophysical properties of these composites can be tailor made and have excellent specific mechanical properties. These composites can be fabricated with ease. Aluminium matrix composites reinforced with the particles of Silicon Carbide possess high yield strength, low coefficient of thermal expansion or thermal expansivity, high modulus of elasticity and excellent wear resistance by maintaining volume proportion up to 20%. Aluminium hybrid composites can be customized to provide moderate Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) and high thermal conductivity that are favorable for the applications pertaining to thermal management equipment. However, it is necessary to evaluate different percentage combinations of reinforcements with matrix Aluminium to check for thermal stability and to measure thermal conductivity and coefficient of thermal expansion. It is expected that, Aluminium-Silicon Carbide-Graphite hybrid composites can be used as load bearing material for the above applications. In this paper, a review about the said hybrid composites to investigate thermal properties for engineering applications have been discussed based on its technological relevance, applications and research prospect.


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