Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers

Graphene (Gr) can significantly improve the mechanical properties of metal matrix materials. However, the reinforcing effect of Gr on stainless steel (SS) has rarely been investigated due to the difficulty in its uniform dispersion. In this study, 316L stainless steel was reinforced with copper-coat...

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Main Authors: Li, Zhiqiang, Ni, Hongwei, Chen, Zhong, Ni, Junjie, Chen, Rongsheng, Fan, Xi’an, Li, Yang, Yuan, Yibo
Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145577
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author Li, Zhiqiang
Ni, Hongwei
Chen, Zhong
Ni, Junjie
Chen, Rongsheng
Fan, Xi’an
Li, Yang
Yuan, Yibo
author2 School of Materials Science and Engineering
author_facet School of Materials Science and Engineering
Li, Zhiqiang
Ni, Hongwei
Chen, Zhong
Ni, Junjie
Chen, Rongsheng
Fan, Xi’an
Li, Yang
Yuan, Yibo
author_sort Li, Zhiqiang
collection NTU
description Graphene (Gr) can significantly improve the mechanical properties of metal matrix materials. However, the reinforcing effect of Gr on stainless steel (SS) has rarely been investigated due to the difficulty in its uniform dispersion. In this study, 316L stainless steel was reinforced with copper-coated graphene (Gr-Cu/SS) through molecular level mixing, ball milling, and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The tensile strength and yield strength of Gr-Cu/SS have increased by 74.0% and 65.5%, respectively, with 0.2 wt% graphene added. The improvement on the tensile strength and yield strength of Gr-Cu/SS is attributed to the effective load transfer and the increase of relative density due to the addition of graphene. Moreover, the corrosion resistance of Gr-Cu/SS was improved, attributed to the low cathodic overvoltage of copper and the prevention of ionic transfer between stainless steel grains by graphene.
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spelling ntu-10356/1455772023-07-14T15:54:59Z Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers Li, Zhiqiang Ni, Hongwei Chen, Zhong Ni, Junjie Chen, Rongsheng Fan, Xi’an Li, Yang Yuan, Yibo School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering::Materials Graphene Stainless Steel Graphene (Gr) can significantly improve the mechanical properties of metal matrix materials. However, the reinforcing effect of Gr on stainless steel (SS) has rarely been investigated due to the difficulty in its uniform dispersion. In this study, 316L stainless steel was reinforced with copper-coated graphene (Gr-Cu/SS) through molecular level mixing, ball milling, and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The tensile strength and yield strength of Gr-Cu/SS have increased by 74.0% and 65.5%, respectively, with 0.2 wt% graphene added. The improvement on the tensile strength and yield strength of Gr-Cu/SS is attributed to the effective load transfer and the increase of relative density due to the addition of graphene. Moreover, the corrosion resistance of Gr-Cu/SS was improved, attributed to the low cathodic overvoltage of copper and the prevention of ionic transfer between stainless steel grains by graphene. Published version 2020-12-29T04:58:09Z 2020-12-29T04:58:09Z 2019 Journal Article Li, Z., Ni, H., Chen, Z., Ni, J., Chen, R., Fan, X., . . . Yuan, Y. (2019). Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9(1), 404-412. doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2019.10.069 2238-7854 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145577 10.1016/j.jmrt.2019.10.069 1 9 404 412 en Journal of Materials Research and Technology © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). application/pdf
spellingShingle Engineering::Materials
Graphene
Stainless Steel
Li, Zhiqiang
Ni, Hongwei
Chen, Zhong
Ni, Junjie
Chen, Rongsheng
Fan, Xi’an
Li, Yang
Yuan, Yibo
Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers
title Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers
title_full Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers
title_fullStr Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers
title_short Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers
title_sort enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper coated graphene fillers
topic Engineering::Materials
Graphene
Stainless Steel
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145577
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