Effect of graphene and CNFs addition on the mechanical and electrical properties of dense alumina-toughened zirconia composites

Fully dense carbon/alumina-toughened zirconia composites were prepared by using a combination of aqueous colloidal powder processing and spark plasma sintering technique (SPS). Various carbon elements were introduced in alumina-toughened zirconia matrix (ZA) as filler; carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and g...

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Autores: Rincón, Acacio, Moreno, Rodrigo, Chinelatto, Adriana S. A., Gutierrez, Carlos F., Salvador Moya, Mª Dolores|||0000-0002-4242-478X, Borrell Tomás, María Amparo|||0000-0003-4292-4538
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/79371
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/79371
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanocomposites
Colloidal processing
Graphene
Functional properties
Spark plasma sintering
CIENCIA DE LOS MATERIALES E INGENIERIA METALURGICA
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Sumario:Fully dense carbon/alumina-toughened zirconia composites were prepared by using a combination of aqueous colloidal powder processing and spark plasma sintering technique (SPS). Various carbon elements were introduced in alumina-toughened zirconia matrix (ZA) as filler; carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and graphene oxide (GO). The influence of the addition of different carbon forms on the microstructure and on the mechanical and electrical properties was investigated. In the case of the ZAGO composites, the SPS technique allowed, in one-step, the in situ reduction of the graphene oxide during the sintering process. The fracture toughness increases for ZAGO composites in comparison to the ZA material while the hardness decreases slightly with carbon elements addition. The electrical conductivity of the ZA composite drastically increased with the addition of graphene oxide, and it reached 10 Omega cm at 2 vol%. Crown