Synergistic enhancement of fracture toughness in multiphase epoxy matrices modified by thermoplastic and carbon nanotubes

2021 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
pp. 108523
Author(s):  
Hong Ma ◽  
M. Ali Aravand ◽  
Brian G. Falzon
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Synergistic Enhancement ◽  
Epoxy Matrices

Improved fracture toughness of immiscible polypropylene/ethylene-co-vinyl acetate blends with multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Polymer ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (14) ◽  
pp. 3072-3078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Liu ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Yanli Li ◽  
Jun Wu ◽  
Zuowan Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon

scholarly journals Effects of CNT Addition on Mechanical Properties, Electric Conductivity and Oxidation Resistance of Al2O3-TiC Composite

2013 ◽  
Vol 761 ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Hideaki Sano ◽  
Junichi Morisaki ◽  
Guo Bin Zheng ◽  
Yasuo Uchiyama
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Electric Conductivity ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Oxidation Resistance ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Tic Particle

Effects of carbon nanotubes (CNT) addition on mechanical properties, electric conductivity and oxidation resistance of CNT/Al2O3-TiC composite were investigated. It was found that flexural strength, Young’s modulus and fracture toughness of the composites were improved by addition of more than 2 vol%-CNT. In the composites with more than 3 vol%-CNT, the oxidation resistance of the composite was degraded. In comparison with Al2O3-26vol%TiC sample as TiC particle-percolated sample, the Al2O3-12vol%TiC-3vol%CNT sample, which is not TiC particle-percolated sample, shows almost the same mechanical properties and electric conductivity, and also shows thinner oxidized region after oxidation at 1200°C due to less TiC in the composite.

scholarly journals Prediction of fracture toughness for carbon nanotubes

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1327-1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chyanbin Hwu ◽  
Yu-Kuei Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Fracture Toughness

scholarly journals Fracture toughness of one- and two-dimensional nanoreinforced cement via scratch testing

2021 ◽  
Vol 379 (2203) ◽  
pp. 20200288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ange-Therese Akono
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Vertical Force ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Scratch Testing ◽  
Helical Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Reinforced Cement ◽  
Carbon Based Nanomaterials ◽  
Carbon Based

Cement is the most widely consumed material globally, with the cement industry accounting for 8% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Aiming for cement composites with a reduced carbon footprint, this study investigates the potential of nanomaterials to improve mechanical characteristics. An important question is to increase the fraction of carbon-based nanomaterials within cement matrices while controlling the microstructure and enhancing the mechanical performance. Specifically, this study investigates the fracture response of Portland cement reinforced with one- and two-dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon nanofibres, multiwalled carbon nanotubes, helical carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide nanoplatelets. Novel processing routes are shown to incorporate 0.1–0.5 wt% of nanomaterials into cement using a quadratic distribution of ultrasonic energy. Scratch testing is used to probe the fracture response by pushing a sphero-conical probe against the surface of the material under a linearly increasing vertical force. Fracture toughness is then computed using a nonlinear fracture mechanics model. Nanomaterials are shown to bridge nanoscale air voids, leading to pore refinement, and a decrease in the porosity and the water absorption. An improvement in fracture toughness is observed in cement nanocomposites, with a positive correlation between the fracture toughness and the mass fraction of nanofiller for graphene-reinforced cement. Moreover, for graphene-reinforced cement, the fracture toughness values are in the range of 0.701 to 0.717 MPa m . Thus, this study illustrates the potential of nanomaterials to toughen cement while improving the microstructure and water resistance properties. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘A cracking approach to inventing new tough materials: fracture stranger than friction’.

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