MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611024198 A) filed by Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, on Feb. 28, for 'metal-matrix composite coatings reinforced with carbon nanotubes for enhanced tribological performance.'
Inventor(s) include Rahul Kumar; and Sandeep Kumar.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in metal-based composite coatings to enhance tribological performance. An electroless Ni-P-CNT composite coating and CNT-reinforced copper matrix composites were evaluated for friction and wear behaviour. The Ni-P-CNT coating exhibited lower friction coefficient and higher wear resistance than Ni-P-SiC and Ni-P-graphite coatings, with mass loss nearly one-fifth that of pure Ni-P. Annealing at 673 K further improved wear resistance due to increased microhardness from Ni-P precipitation. CNT-reinforced copper composites also showed decreased wear rate and friction coefficient, with improvements increasing proportionally to CNT volume fraction from 0 to 12 vol.%. The enhanced tribological properties are attributed to CNTs' reinforcement and lubrication abilities, enabling their use in automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications."
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