Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites

he performance of the micro-chip is affected by overheating and hence reduces the efficiency of electronic devices. The development of high thermal conductivity material can solve problems associated with dissipation of heat from the micro-chips. Thermal conductivity for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are...

Full description

Main Author: ., Faiz Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam, M Rafi Raza, Ali S Muhsan
Format: Article
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Record Id / ISBN-0: utp-eprints.12131 /
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Online Access: https://www.scientific.net/AMM.564.455
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/12131/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id utp-eprints.12131
recordtype eprints
spelling utp-eprints.121312017-04-06T02:34:47Z Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites ., Faiz Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam, M Rafi Raza, Ali S Muhsan T Technology (General) he performance of the micro-chip is affected by overheating and hence reduces the efficiency of electronic devices. The development of high thermal conductivity material can solve problems associated with dissipation of heat from the micro-chips. Thermal conductivity for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are in the ranges of 1200-3000 W/moK which considered as the best candidate material for heat sink applications. This research investigates the fabrication of CNTs reinforced copper composites using powder metallurgy method. Copper powder and CNTs were ball milled to prepare mixtures and compacted at 600 MPa to fabricate test samples. The compacted test samples were sintered in argon atmosphere at 850oC. Sintered density of CNTs/Cu composites was measured and compared with theoretical density. 2014 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scientific.net/AMM.564.455 ., Faiz Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam, M Rafi Raza, Ali S Muhsan (2014) Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites. Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/12131/
institution Universiti Teknologi Petronas
collection UTP Institutional Repository
topic T Technology (General)
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
., Faiz Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam, M Rafi Raza, Ali S Muhsan
Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites
description he performance of the micro-chip is affected by overheating and hence reduces the efficiency of electronic devices. The development of high thermal conductivity material can solve problems associated with dissipation of heat from the micro-chips. Thermal conductivity for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are in the ranges of 1200-3000 W/moK which considered as the best candidate material for heat sink applications. This research investigates the fabrication of CNTs reinforced copper composites using powder metallurgy method. Copper powder and CNTs were ball milled to prepare mixtures and compacted at 600 MPa to fabricate test samples. The compacted test samples were sintered in argon atmosphere at 850oC. Sintered density of CNTs/Cu composites was measured and compared with theoretical density.
format Article
author ., Faiz Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam, M Rafi Raza, Ali S Muhsan
author_sort ., Faiz Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam, M Rafi Raza, Ali S Muhsan
title Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites
title_short Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites
title_full Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites
title_fullStr Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conduction of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites
title_sort experimental investigation on thermal conduction of carbon nanotubes reinforced copper matrix composites
publishDate 2014
url https://www.scientific.net/AMM.564.455
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/12131/
_version_ 1741196146785648640
score 11.62408