Ngenxa ye-aspect ratio ephezulu (ngaphakathi kwamashumi ama-nanometers ububanzi, ama-microns ambalwa kuya kumakhulu ama-microns ubude), ama-carbon nanotubes ayizinto zefayibha ezinhle kakhulu okwamanje, ezibonise izakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu zokusebenza kanye nezakhiwo zikagesi ezihlukile.Kuyajabulisa ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi iyi-dimensional material enesakhiwo esingenalutho, ingasetshenziswa njengesifanekiso ukulungisa uhlobo olusha lwezinto ezinohlangothi olulodwa.

Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi isilinganiso semodulus yentsha yekhabhoni nanotube enezingqimba eziningi eyodwa ingu-1.8tpa, ekhombisa izakhiwo zomshini omkhulu;amandla okugoba ngu-14.2gpa, okubonisa ukuqina okukhulu.Ngakho-ke, ama-carbon nanotubes azoba nethemba elikhulu emkhakheni wezinto ezihlanganisiwe.Kodwa-ke, i-nickel plating endaweni yayo ye-Nickle plate Multi Walled Carbon Nanobuts Ni-MWCNT izothuthukisa izici ezibonakalayo ezifana nokuhamba, ukumelana nokugqwala, ubulukhuni kanye nokuthambisa.Ngeke isetshenziswe nje njengento ethuthukisiwe yokuqondisa, kodwa futhi njenge-corrosion-resistant, ukumelana nokuguga, isithiyo esishisayo kanye nokuvala uphawu, izinto ezimunca i-microwave, njll. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukumboza impahla yensimbi ebusweni be-carbon nanotubes kuthanda yakha ibhondi yamandla aphezulu eqhubekayo phakathi kwama-carbon nanotubes ne-metal matrix, enqoba isibopho esimpofu phakathi kwama-carbon nanotubes kanye ne-metal matrix.Lesi isinyathelo esibalulekile esibalulekile ekulungiseni izinto eziyinhlanganisela enkulu ngama-carbon nanotubes.