Sintering Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Copper Powder Using Different Particle

This research is about developing a carbon nanotubes reinforced copper matrix
composite by using the powder metallurgy process and the result is being analyzed. The
copper composite was prepared on the volume fraction ofthe carbon nanotubes of2%.
The test sample of pure copper also developed to compare the effect of reinforcing
carbon nanotubes to the copper. The powder metallurgy method that was used in this
experiment to develop the samples has three main stages that are mixing, compacting and
sintering. Sintering is the most crucial part to be taken care of including the temperature
and also the environment of the sintering process. In this experiment, the sintering
temperature used is 850°C and the sintering process is done in and inert gas environment
which is Argon. The usage ofcarbon nanotubes reinforcement is become a new invention
in advance material technology and expected to be wider and wider globally because of
the enhanced properties of the composite. By increasing the volume fraction of the
carbon nanotubes to 2% some of the properties value such as thermal conductivity is
significantly increased which prove that the carbon nanotubes give a good benefits as the
reinforce material. And as the outcome of this research, the usage of composite will be
widened in the advance material technologies.