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Friction stir processing (FSP), a relatively new solid-state microstructural modification technique can also be viewed as a severe plastic deformation technique because of the high processing strain involved. It is also unique from the viewpoint of its applicability to a localized region. Here the states of development of FSP for processing of Copper with carbon nanotubes are addressed. This paper investigates the parameters affecting the friction stir processed copper with carbon nano tubes and enhancement of the microstructure, hardness and tensile properties of the composite material. The behaviour of Copper with carbon nano tubes has been studied with single pass, double passes and triple passes. The SEM results are also presented for each case.

Keywords

Microstructure; Hardnes; Ttensile Properties; Friction Stir Processing; Copper; Carbon Nano Tubes

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