Investigation of the properties of a carbon-graphite composite impregnated with aluminum alloys after preliminary galvanic coating of open pores with copper or nickel
V. A. Gulevsky, V. I. Antipov, A. G. Kolmakov, S. N. Tsurikhin,
N. Yu. Miroshkin, V. V. Gulevsky,Yu. E. Mukhina,E. E. Baranov
The article is devoted to the study of the physical and mechanical properties of a frame composite based on carbon graphite AG-1500, impregnated with aluminum alloys after preliminary deposition of copper or nickel on the surface of open pores by galvanic means. To improve the impregnation of carbon graphite using non-autoclave technology, coatings were used that are the second component of the eutectic with aluminum. A study of the influence of impregnation temperature showed that increasing the impregnation temperature of the AK12 alloy to 750 °C leads to the filling of 43.57 % of the open pores of carbon graphite pre-coated with copper, while for samples coated with nickel this value is 37.32 %. With a further increase in temperature to 800 °C, the filling of open pores increased to 72.27 % for samples pre-coated with copper and to 66.25 % for samples coated with nickel. When using the Al-Mg-Zn-Cu alloy and an impregnation temperature of 750 °C, the filling of open pores in pre-copper-plated samples was 56.87 % and 49.25 % in pre-nickel-plated carbon-graphite samples. Thus, copper coating has been experimentally revealed to be more effective in increasing the infiltration of matrix aluminum alloys than nickel coating. When studying the chemical composition of carbon graphite impregnated with an Al-Mg-Zn-Cu alloy, chemical heterogeneity of the composition of the metal alloy in the pores was discovered, expressed in the segregation of the most active elements (magnesium, zinc) of the matrix alloy to the interphase zone with carbon graphite. The physical and mechanical properties (compressive and bending strength, wear resistance and specific electrical resistance of the composite) have been established to increase with an increase in the degree of filling of open pores with the matrix alloy.
Keywords: composite, impregnation, galvanic coating, compression, bending, specific electrical resistance.
DOI: 10.30791/1028-978X-2026-4-70-79
Gulevsky Viktor — Volgograd Industrial College (400112, Volgograd, Volgograd, Krasnoarmeysky district, Arsenyeva St., 8), teacher, PhD (Eng), specialist in the field ofmaterials science, carbon materials and metals. E-mail: gulevskiy.v@mail.ru.
AntipovValeriy — Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Russian Academy of Sciences (119334, Russia, Moscow, Leninskii pr., 49), PhD (Eng), senior scientific employee, specialist in powder metallurgy, coatings and composite materials. E-mail: viantipov@imet.ac.ru.
Kolmakov Alexey — Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Russian Academy of Sciences (119334, Russia, Moscow, Leninskii pr. 49), DrSci (Eng), head of laboratory, correspondent member of RAS, specialist in the field of composite and nanomaterials, multifractal analysis, synergetics. E-mail: kolmakov@imet.ac.ru.
Tsurikhin Sergey — Volgograd State Technical University (400131, Volgograd, Lenina Avenue, 28), PhD (Eng), associate professor, specialist in the field of development and creation of composite materials. E-mail: madgestic@yandex.ru.
Miroshkin Nikolay — Volgograd State Technical University (400131, Volgograd, Lenin Avenue 28), PhD (Eng), head of the laboratory, specialist in the field of technology for manufacturing composite materials. E-mail: nikolays34rus@gmail.com.
Gulevsky Vasily — Volgograd State Technical University (400131, Volgograd, Lenin Avenue 28), graduate student, specialist in the field of technology for manufacturing composite materials. E-mail: gulevskij.v@yandex.ru.
MukhinaYulia — Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Russian Academy ofSciences (119334, Russia, Moscow, Leninskii pr. 49), PhD (Eng), research associate, specialistin the field of structural analysis and physical chemistry of inorganic materials. E-mail: mukhina.j.e.imet@yandex.ru.
Baranov Eugenius — Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Russian Academy of Sciences (119334, Russia, Moscow, Leninskii pr. 49), research associate, specialist in the field of composite materials. E-mail: arefy@mail.ru.
Reference citing:
Gulevsky V.A., Antipov V.I., Kolmakov A.G., Tsurikhin S.N., Miroshkin N.Yu., Gulevsky V.V., Mukhina Yu.E., Baranov E.E. Issledovanie svojstv kompozita na osnove uglegrafita, propitannogo alyuminievymi splavami, posle predvaritel'nogo pokrytiya otkrytyh por med'yu ili nikelem gal'vanicheskim sposobom [Investigation of the properties of a carbon-graphite composite impregnated with aluminum alloys after preliminary galvanic coating of open pores with copper or nickel]. Perspektivnye Materialy [Advanced Materials] (in Russ), 2026, no. 4, pp. 70 – 79. DOI: 10.30791/1028-978X-2026-4-70-79