Woven Glass Fiber Composites with Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheet Interlayers
Joint Authors
Bhanushali, Hardik
Bradford, Philip D.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This investigation describes the design, fabrication, and testing of woven glass fiber reinforced epoxy matrix laminates with aligned CNT sheets integrated between plies in order to improve the matrix dominated through thickness properties such as the interlaminar fracture toughness at ply interfaces.
Using aligned CNT sheets allows for a concentration of millimeter long CNTs at the most likely point of laminate failure.
Mode I and Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of various CNT modified samples were investigated using double cantilever beam (DCB) and end notched flexure (ENF) experiments, respectively.
Short beam strength (SBS) and in-plane tensile properties of the CNT modified samples were also investigated.
Moderate improvement was observed in Mode I and Mode II fracture toughness at crack initiation when aligned CNT sheets with a basis weight of 0.354 g/m2 were used to modify the ply interface.
No compromise in the in-plane mechanical properties of the laminate was observed and very little improvement was observed in the shear related short beam strength of the CNT modified laminates as compared to the control samples.
Integration of aligned CNT sheets into the composite laminate imparted in-plane and through thickness electrical properties into the nonconductive glass fiber reinforced epoxy composite laminates.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bhanushali, Hardik& Bradford, Philip D.. 2016. Woven Glass Fiber Composites with Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheet Interlayers. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109534
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bhanushali, Hardik& Bradford, Philip D.. Woven Glass Fiber Composites with Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheet Interlayers. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109534
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bhanushali, Hardik& Bradford, Philip D.. Woven Glass Fiber Composites with Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheet Interlayers. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109534
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1109534