Preparation and properties of copper-plated expanded graphite/copper composites

L Bai, Y Ge, L Zhu, Y Chen, M Yi - Tribology International, 2021 - Elsevier
The porous expanded graphite (EG) was metallized by electroless plating to improve the C‒
Cu interface bonding, and the copper-plated EG/Cu (EG@ Cu/Cu) composites with different …

The influence of interface structure on the microstructure and properties of Cu/graphite joint prepared by vacuum diffusion bonding

Y Wei, Y Chen, B Guo, L Zhu - Vacuum, 2023 - Elsevier
The hybrid structure of copper and graphite has important applications in plasma-oriented
components and automobile commutators. In view of the poor wettability of copper to …

On the role of the plaque porous structure in mussel adhesion: implications for adhesion control using bulk patterning

A Ghareeb, A Elbanna - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Mussel adhesion is a problem of great interest to scientists and engineers. Recent
microscopic imaging suggests that the mussel material is porous with patterned void …

Extreme enhancement of interfacial adhesion by bulk patterning of sacrificial cuts

A Ghareeb, A Elbanna - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Many biological materials, such as bone and nacre, gain their strength and toughness
through the formation of sacrificial bonds and hidden length structures. Here, inspired by …