Abstract
This work examines the processing and some mechanical properties of copper-electroplated graphite compacts. Shear and wear tests were conducted. Natural graphite (NG) flakes were compressed to make graphite compacts. No polymer binder was added in the compact. For reinforcing and preventing the NG particles from peeling off, a copper layer was electroplated on the compact. The density of green graphite compact approached a limit when the forming pressure was higher than 100 MPa. The results indicated that the shear strengths increase 150% and the wear resistance is improved more than ten times because of the copper layer. The induced damage mechanisms were examined, and the influence of the copper layer on the damage is discussed.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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