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DEVELOPMENT OF THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES FOR SOLAR COLLECTORS
M. Velliangiri , M. karthikeyan , G.sureshkannan
Abstract
Studies on aluminum-graphene nanocomposites mainly focus on improving
thermomechanical properties, predicting suitable composites, and exploiting powder metallurgy to
develop novel and cost-effective methods to fabricate Al-Gr nanocomposites. It is focused on
developing these materials that can be used for influential solar collectors. A material's ability to
conduct heat provides information about its purity and reliability. This investigation is supported to
develop aluminum-graphene composites that can be used to improve the thermomechanical
properties of solar collectors—thermal conductivity of Al-1.0 wt%. Gr is 249 W/mK, 129% higher
than pure Al (123 W/mK). Aluminum density is maintained at 96.5% throughout the sintering
process. The composites were evaluated using X-ray diffraction, FE-SEM, EDS, and Raman
spectroscopy. This shows the strength of the sample. The sintering temperature of AlGr composites
is estimated to be 611 degrees Celsius, which is ideal for composite fabrication. Temperature
affected performance and thermal conductivity, increasing by 124% compared to the pure form. The
thermal conductivity of graphene increases from 209 W/mK to 415 W/mK as the weight increases
from 0.5 to 5.0.
Keywords
Aluminium -Graphene composites, Thermo-Mechanical properties, vacuum sintered, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy.
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