Huang, JiachengDaryadel, SoheilMinary-Jolandan, Majid2020-09-292020-09-292019-011944-8244https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b18730https://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/8953Due to copyright restrictions and/or publisher's policy full text access from Treasures at UT Dallas is limited to current UTD affiliates (use the provided Link to Article).Infiltration of a molten metal phase into a ceramic scaffold to manufacture metal-ceramic composites often involves high temperature, high pressure, and expensive processes. Low-cost processes for fabrication of metal-ceramic composites can substantially increase their applications in various industries. In this article, electroplating (electrodeposition) as a low-cost, room-temperature process is demonstrated for infiltration of metal (copper) into a lamellar ceramic (alumina) scaffold. Estimation shows that this is a low energy consumption process. Characterization of mechanical properties showed that metal infiltration enhanced the flexural modulus and strength by more than 50% and 140%, respectively, compared to the pure lamellar ceramic. More importantly, metal infiltration remarkably enhanced the crack initiation and crack growth resistance by more than 230% and 510% compared to the lamellar ceramic. The electrodeposition process for development of metal-ceramic composites can be extended to other metals and alloys that can be electrochemically deposited, as a low-cost and versatile process.en©2019 American Chemical SocietyComposite materialsManufacturing processesCeramic metalsCeramic-matrix compositesMicrostructureMaterials sciencearticleHuang, Jiacheng, Soheil Daryadel, and Majid Minary-Jolandan. 2019. "Low-Cost Manufacturing of Metal-Ceramic Composites through Electrodeposition of Metal into Ceramic Scaffold." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11(4): 4364-4372, doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b18730114