Graphene-Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Nanocomposites: Structure and Properties

Abstract

Graphene materials with excellent mechanical and physical properties as well as two-dimensional flexible morphology are attractive reinforcement nanofillers for aluminum matrix nanocomposites. Rapid progress in graphene materials and nanocomposites fabricating technology promotes the development of advanced graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites for structural and functional applications. Nevertheless, the dispersion of graphene nanofillers within aluminum matrix and the interfacial controlling between them remain long-standing challenges in the fabrication of graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites. This article focuses on the recent development of the fabrication and characterization of graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites, including the dispersion and consolidation technology of graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites as well as their structural characters and mechanical behaviors.