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Insight into reactions and interface between boron nitride nanotube and aluminum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2012

Debrupa Lahiri ,
Virendra Singh ,
Lu Hua Li ,
Tan Xing ,
Sudipta Seal ,
Ying Chen  and
Arvind Agarwal
Debrupa Lahiri
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Plasma Forming Lab, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174
Virendra Singh
Affiliation:
AMPAC and Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816
Lu Hua Li
Affiliation:
ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia
Tan Xing
Affiliation:
ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia
Sudipta Seal
Affiliation:
AMPAC and Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816
Ying Chen
Affiliation:
ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
Arvind Agarwal*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Plasma Forming Lab, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: agarwala@fiu.edu
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Abstract

Nature and mechanism of interfacial reactions between boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and aluminum matrix at high temperature (650 °C) are studied using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). This study analyzes the feasibility of the use of BNNTs as reinforcement in aluminum matrix composites for structural application, for which interface plays a critical role. Thermodynamic comparison of aluminum (Al)-BNNT with analogous Al-carbon nanotube (Al-CNT) system reveals lesser amount of reaction in the former. Experimental observation also reveals thin (∼7 nm) reaction-product formation at Al-BNNT interface even after 120 min of exposure at 650 °C. The spatial distribution of the reaction-product species at the interface is governed by the competitive diffusion of N, Al, and B. Morphology of the reaction products are influenced by their orientation relationship with BNNT walls. A theoretical prediction on Al-BNNT interface in macroscale composite suggests the formation of strong bond between the matrix and reinforcement phase.

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Boron Nitride NanotubeAluminumInterface
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 27 , Issue 21 , 14 November 2012 , pp. 2760 - 2770
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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