Preparation of Graphene and Graphene/Al Composites

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Metal matrix composites reinforced by graphene particles exhibit physical and mechanical property and are developed and qualified for use in aerospace structure, bioengineering, energy storage material and photoelectric device. In the present paper, graphene was fabricated by modify Hummers method, and then was surface modified by chemical plating copper. The graphene/Al composites were fabricated by powder metallurgic method. Morphology characterization of graphene and composites were detected by XRD and SEM,the fabrication parameters of composites were optimized by testing harness and density. The volume fraction of graphene particles was 3%, the density of composites was maximum of 96.5%. The hardness had a maximum of HB 42.6, and the hardness of graphene/Al composites increased by 33.5%.

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