The mechanism by which mechanical strength was observed to improve through using tall forests can be interpreted in an analogous manner to that for improvement in electrical conductivity; in other words, the longer the CNT, the fewer the junctions as weak points for load transfer.
The strengthening mechanism was investigated and elucidated that the mechanical strength was attributed to the grain refinement and dispersion strengthening of the homogenously dispersed, in situ formed TiC particulates, as well as a solid solution strengthening of the carbon, oxygen and nitrogen elements in the Ti matrix.
Results showed that the highest improvement (100%) in mechanical strength was obtained using DMF.
However, at room temperature, similar mechanical strength was observed for the MK and MK-SSA systems.
Ester-based crosslinking was confirmed by FTIR and mechanical strength was good.
A significant increase in mechanical strength was observed relative to conventional sintering.
It was found that mechanical strength was substantially improvedupon addition of 10 wt% aluminium oxide.
Mechanical strength was assessed using the compressive and flexural strength tests.
It was shown that the mechanical strength was strongly influenced by the experimental conditions.
As a result, a calcium hydroxide body with a dense and high mechanical strength was obtained.
Results showed that the thermal conductivity of coated graphite decreased, and mechanical strength was increased.
