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Strengthening effect of Ti3C2Tx in copper matrix composites prepared by molecular-level and high-shear mixings and SPS

  • Liu, Lu (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University) ;
  • Ying, Guobing (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University) ;
  • Wen, Dong (Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials & Surface Technology (Harbin Engineering University), Ministry of Education) ;
  • Hu, Cong (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University) ;
  • Zhang, Chen (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University) ;
  • Wang, Cheng (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University)
  • Received : 2020.08.15
  • Accepted : 2021.06.12
  • Published : 2021.09.25
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Abstract

MXene (Ti3C2Tx) reinforced copper matrix composites with weight fractions of MXene from 1 to 4 wt.% were fabricated based on molecular-level and high-shear mixings and spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. The mechanical properties of the composites with different weight fractions of MXene were studied, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to track the state of MXene in the composite preparation process. Chemical state and interface transitions would result in an interesting ductile-brittle transition phenomenon of the composite. The Vickers hardness and compressive strength of the composites prepared by the molecular-level mixing and high-shear mixing methods have been improved (the maxima are 44.9% and 41.8%, respectively), where the addition of 1wt.% MXene results in a tensile strength increase of 29.9%. The results show that molecular-level mixing and high-shear mixing methods are hopeful to be applied to produce many kinds of MXene composites.

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Acknowledgement

The authors greatly acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11872171) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. B200202117).

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