Enhancing electrical and thermal properties of Al6061 parts by electrophoresis deposition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes Academic Article in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • © 2020 by the authors.The present research work focuses on depositing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) onto aluminum parts to modify their electrical and thermal properties by an electrodeposition process (EDP). This film coated over the sample surface creates a network of high conductive thin layer that promotes free electron flow and heat-loss reduction. Experimental measurements on the metallic surface part show an increment of the electrical conductivity of 9.6% for the sample coated with 0.05 mg/mL of MWCNTs with a heat dissipation increase of 36%.

publication date

  • July 1, 2020