Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nano Tube Reinforced with Alumina Matrix Material

Carbon nano tube (CNT) reinforced with alumina (Al2O3) were fabricated by using spark plasma sintering process with a so-gel technique. The distribution of CNT’s within Al2O3 can be obtained by mixing the reinforcement material with matrix material of Al2O3 sol gel condenses as a result. The mixed consisting gel of Al2O3/CNT, was calcined into after being dried Al2O3/CNT composite powders. The composite of Al2O3/CNT were spark plasma sintered into CNT reinforcement and alumina matrix material. Due to more evenly distributed CNT tubes in the sharing loads, the composite’s toughness has increased. All at once coefficient of thermal expansion are decreases by increasing the reinforced material in alumina, it can be with standing at very high temperature, similarly reducing the wear behavior of composite material.