Influence of copper-coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar CuAlMn matrix composites

Inspired by the structure of nacre, bionic laminar composites composed of 85.6 wt% Cu, 11.9 wt% Al, and 2.5 wt% Mn were prepared using highly flexible Cu-coated graphene films as fillers. The effects of surface modification and graphene films content on the properties were investigated. Results indi...

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Main Authors: Dongxuan Li, Xiaosong Jiang, Hongliang Sun, Zixuan Wu, Liu Yang
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Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
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Xiaosong Jiang
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Liu Yang
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description Inspired by the structure of nacre, bionic laminar composites composed of 85.6 wt% Cu, 11.9 wt% Al, and 2.5 wt% Mn were prepared using highly flexible Cu-coated graphene films as fillers. The effects of surface modification and graphene films content on the properties were investigated. Results indicated that the loss factor of composites with 0.1 wt% Cu-coated graphene films is improved by approximately 28% and reaches 0.044 compared to uncoated samples. The density and tensile strength are increased by up to 98% and 362 MPa, respectively. This enhancement is attributed to the improved bonding at the graphene films/matrix interface due to the Cu coating, which allows for efficient load transfer. Concurrently, the activation of interlayer sliding in the graphene films dissipates substantial energy. However, an excessive addition of graphene films leads to decreased density and increased internal defects in the composites, resulting in deteriorated properties. This study provides a reference for the preparation of CuAlMn matrix composites with enhanced mechanical and damping properties.
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spelling doaj-art-c7fcd967331c4e7799d1c8061792fd652025-08-20T02:35:31ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542024-11-01332153216310.1016/j.jmrt.2024.09.222Influence of copper-coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar CuAlMn matrix compositesDongxuan Li0Xiaosong Jiang1Hongliang Sun2Zixuan Wu3Liu Yang4Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610031, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610031, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031, China; Corresponding author. Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610031, China.Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610031, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031, ChinaSchool of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United KingdomInstitute for Applied Materials (IAM-WK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, 76131, GermanyInspired by the structure of nacre, bionic laminar composites composed of 85.6 wt% Cu, 11.9 wt% Al, and 2.5 wt% Mn were prepared using highly flexible Cu-coated graphene films as fillers. The effects of surface modification and graphene films content on the properties were investigated. Results indicated that the loss factor of composites with 0.1 wt% Cu-coated graphene films is improved by approximately 28% and reaches 0.044 compared to uncoated samples. The density and tensile strength are increased by up to 98% and 362 MPa, respectively. This enhancement is attributed to the improved bonding at the graphene films/matrix interface due to the Cu coating, which allows for efficient load transfer. Concurrently, the activation of interlayer sliding in the graphene films dissipates substantial energy. However, an excessive addition of graphene films leads to decreased density and increased internal defects in the composites, resulting in deteriorated properties. This study provides a reference for the preparation of CuAlMn matrix composites with enhanced mechanical and damping properties.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424022270Laminar structureGraphene filmsSurface modificationMechanical propertyDamping property
spellingShingle Dongxuan Li
Xiaosong Jiang
Hongliang Sun
Zixuan Wu
Liu Yang
Influence of copper-coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar CuAlMn matrix composites
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Laminar structure
Graphene films
Surface modification
Mechanical property
Damping property
title Influence of copper-coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar CuAlMn matrix composites
title_full Influence of copper-coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar CuAlMn matrix composites
title_fullStr Influence of copper-coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar CuAlMn matrix composites
title_full_unstemmed Influence of copper-coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar CuAlMn matrix composites
title_short Influence of copper-coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar CuAlMn matrix composites
title_sort influence of copper coated graphene films on mechanical and damping properties of bionic laminar cualmn matrix composites
topic Laminar structure
Graphene films
Surface modification
Mechanical property
Damping property
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