CNT-INFUSED METAL FIBER MATERIALS AND PROCESS THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A composition comprising a carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused metal fiber material comprising:
- a metal fiber material of spoolable dimensions;
a barrier coating conformally disposed about the metal fiber material; and
carbon nanotubes (CNTs) infused to the metal fiber material, wherein said CNTs are uniform in length and uniform in distribution.
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Abstract
A composition includes a carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused metal fiber material which includes a metal fiber material of spoolable dimensions, a barrier coating conformally disposed about the metal fiber material, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) infused to the metal fiber material. A continuous CNT infusion process includes: (a) disposing a barrier coating and a carbon nanotube (CNT)-forming catalyst on a surface of a metal fiber material of spoolable dimensions; and (b) synthesizing carbon nanotubes on the metal fiber material, thereby forming a carbon nanotube-infused metal fiber material.
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38 Claims
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1. A composition comprising a carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused metal fiber material comprising:
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a metal fiber material of spoolable dimensions; a barrier coating conformally disposed about the metal fiber material; and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) infused to the metal fiber material, wherein said CNTs are uniform in length and uniform in distribution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A continuous CNT infusion process comprising:
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(a) disposing a barrier coating and a carbon nanotube (CNT)-forming catalyst on a surface of a metal fiber material of spoolable dimensions; and (b) synthesizing carbon nanotubes on said metal fiber material, thereby forming a carbon nanotube-infused metal fiber material. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38)
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37. The process of 31, wherein said first property and said second property are different.
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