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Mechanical behavior of anodic alumina coatings reinforced with carbon nanofibers

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Anodic alumina was reinforced with three types of carbon nanofibers differing in the orientation of their graphene structure—perpendicular to the fiber axis, and parallel to the fiber axis both with dense core and hollow core (i.e., nanotubes). This study was designed to identify potential toughening and damage tolerant mechanisms in these nanoscale fiber-reinforced composite coatings. The dense carbon fibers improved contact damage resistance and reduced frictional resistance in sliding contacts. The hollow core reinforcements were much more promising for improving the fracture toughness of the composite coatings.

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Financial support from NSF-NIRT Grant No. CMS-03034246 is highly appreciated.

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  1. Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA

    Abhishek K. Kothari, Brian W. Sheldon, Kengqing Jian & Robert Hurt

  2. Materials Engineering Department, Atilim University, Incek, Ankara, 06836, Turkey

    Erkan Konca

  3. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri at Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA

    Hao Li

  4. College of Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA

    Zhenhai Xia

  5. Materials and Processes Lab, Research and Development, General Motors, Warren, MI, USA

    Wangyang Ni

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Kothari, A.K., Konca, E., Sheldon, B.W. et al. Mechanical behavior of anodic alumina coatings reinforced with carbon nanofibers. J Mater Sci 44, 6020–6027 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-3811-2

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