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dc.contributor.authorWu, Wei
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-28 16:35:01 (GMT)
dc.date.available2009-08-28 16:35:01 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2009-08-28T16:35:01Z
dc.date.submitted2009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/4640
dc.description.abstractCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) discovered at 1991 have attracted great interest for applications in Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (NEMS). However, the search for methods to join CNTs with metallic parts has been a worldwide challenge. Many efforts have been devoted to manipulating individual CNTs and joining them to each other. Joining processes so far attempted are premature and fall short of efficiency for joint quality evaluation. Thus, it has been found necessary to work on macro CNTs strands which are easy to handle via macro joining techniques. In this study, vacuum brazing technology has been developed for joining macro CNTs strands with Ni using a Ti-Ag-Cu alloy. The brazing mechanism has been confirmed as due to TiC formation at the CNTs/Ti-Ag-Cu interface. To evaluate this novel vacuum brazing technique for CNTs joining, the temperature effect on the brazing mechanism, microstructure and stoichiometry at joint interface needed to be understood. Firstly, the influence of temperature (from room temperature to 1000C) on mechanical behaviour of CNTs was well examined. The ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of CNTs was measured to be a maximum at 900C. Then, the mechanical performance of the joints was investigated from 850C to 1000C, and the fracture modes of the joints were identified. The UTS of joint also achieves maximum at 900C. Below 900C, due to little TiC formation, the bonding is weak thus leading to interfacial fracture. Above 900C, due to much TiC formation, the bonding is strong thus resulting in CNTs fracture. Furthermore, the vacuum brazing technique was applied to join CNTs to Ni contact wires used as a lamp filament. Compared to the filament joined by Ag paste or mechanical connection, the illumination of the brazed CNTs filament was stronger. The current density of the brazed filament was superior to the Ag paste connected filament. This may represent a promising way to produce energy saving lamps.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectCarbon Nanotubesen
dc.subjectJoiningen
dc.titleVacuum Brazing of Carbon Nanotube Strandsen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.subject.programMechanical Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.departmentMechanical and Mechatronics Engineeringen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Applied Scienceen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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