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In Situ Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Ti Powder for Strengthening of Ti Matrix Composite via Nanotube–Particle Dual Morphology

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In situ synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on Ti powder decorated with Ni catalyst enabled us to obtain a high-quality CNTs/Ti composite powder via fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition (FBCVD) process. The composite powder was characterized by a combination of high structural integrity and uniform dispersion of CNTs, which is not obtained by traditional ball-milling route. These advantages enabled the retention of CNTs in the near-fully dense titanium matrix composite (TMC), together with the uniform dispersion of TiC particles. The CNTs and TiC particles coordinated with each other and contributed to a synergistic effect involving load transfer from the matrix to CNTs and dispersion strengthening of TiC particles. The nanotube–particle-reinforced TMC exhibited superior mechanical properties in comparison to single-phase-reinforced TMCs. The catalytic behavior of Ni, controllable synthesis of CNTs, the retention behavior of CNTs, and the formation mechanism of TiC particles during the sintering process are discussed in detail.

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Acknowledgments

The research study was supported by the DNL Cooperation Fund, CAS (No. DNL180304), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51801201 and 51874271), the Scientific Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. YJKYYQ20190011), and the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. QYZDB-SSW-JSC045). The authors are grateful to Professor R. D. K. Misra for having agreed to collaborate in this study based on his prior experience with CNT-based composite systems.

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  1. Institute of Process Engineering, CAS, No. 1 Zhongguancun North 2nd St., Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China

    S. F. Li, J. Y. Cui & Y. F. Yang

  2. School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China

    L. F. Yang

  3. University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W, University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA

    R. D. K. Misra

  4. Institute of Electrical Engineering, CAS, No 6, Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China

    T. T. Zuo & Z. S. Gao

  5. AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute, No. 1 Chaoyang Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100024, People’s Republic of China

    Z. T. Huang

  6. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 (A) Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

    S. F. Li, Y. F. Yang, R. Zheng & Z. S. Gao

  7. Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, People’s Republic of China

    S. F. Li, Y. F. Yang, T. T. Zuo & Z. S. Gao

  8. Nanjing IPE Institute of Green Manufacturing Industry, No. 300 Zhihui Road, Nanjing, 211135, People’s Republic of China

    S. F. Li, J. Y. Cui & Y. F. Yang

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Li, S.F., Cui, J.Y., Yang, L.F. et al. In Situ Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Ti Powder for Strengthening of Ti Matrix Composite via Nanotube–Particle Dual Morphology. Metall Mater Trans A 51, 5932–5944 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-05988-7

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