scholarly journals Three-Phase Carbon Fiber Amine Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Epoxy Composite: Processing, Characterisation, and Multiscale Modeling

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Sharma ◽  
Mukul Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Epoxy Matrix ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Pronounced Increase ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
Multiscale Composites

The present paper discusses the key issues of carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersion and effect of functionalisation on the mechanical properties of multiscale carbon epoxy composites. In this study, CNTs were added in epoxy matrix and further reinforced with carbon fibres. Predetermined amounts of optimally amine functionalised CNTs were dispersed in epoxy matrix, and unidirectional carbon fiber laminates were produced. The effect of the presence of CNTs (1.0 wt%) in the resin was reflected by pronounced increase in Young’s modulus, inter-laminar shear strength, and flexural modulus by 51.46%, 39.62%, and 38.04%, respectively. However, 1.5 wt% CNT loading in epoxy resin decreased the overall properties of the three-phase composites. A combination of Halpin-Tsai equations and micromechanics modeling approach was also used to evaluate the mechanical properties of multiscale composites and the differences between the predicted and experimental values are reported. These multiscale composites are likely to be used for potential missile and aerospace structural applications.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Research Program to Recycle Composite Waste

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 354
Author(s):  
Waleed Ahmed ◽  
Essam Zaneldin ◽  
Amged Al Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Undergraduate Research Program ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Cfrp Composite

With the rapid growth in the manufacturing industry and increased urbanization, higher amounts of composite material waste are being produced, causing severe threats to the environment. These environmental concerns, coupled with the fact that undergraduate students typically have minimal experience in research, have initiated the need at the UAE University to promote research among undergraduate students, leading to the development of a summer undergraduate research program. In this study, a recycling methodology is presented to test lab-fabricated Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) for potential applications in industrial composite waste. The work was conducted by two groups of undergraduate students at the UAE University. The methodology involved the chemical dissolution of the composite waste, followed by compression molding and adequate heat treatment for rapid curing of CFRP. Subsequently, the CFRP samples were divided into three groups based on their geometrical distinctions. The mechanical properties (i.e., modulus of elasticity and compressive strength) were determined through material testing, and the results were then compared with steel for prompt reference. The results revealed that the values of mechanical properties range from 2 to 4.3 GPa for the modulus of elasticity and from 203.7 to 301.5 MPa for the compressive strength. These values are considered competitive and optimal, and as such, carbon fiber waste can be used as an alternate material for various structural applications. The inconsistencies in the values are due to discrepancies in the procedure as a result of the lack of specialized equipment for handling CFRP waste material. The study concluded that the properties of CFRP composite prepreg scrap tend to be reusable instead of disposable. Despite the meager experimental discrepancies, test values and mechanical properties indicate that CFRP composite can be successfully used as a material for nonstructural applications.

Carbon Fiber Powder Reinforced Epoxy Composites used for Rapid Tooling

2011 ◽  
Vol 287-290 ◽  
pp. 197-200
Author(s):  
Hai Qing Hu ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Jia Qiang Liu ◽  
Shi Bao Wen ◽  
Yong Jiang Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Epoxy Matrix ◽  
Rapid Tooling ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Ultrasonic Time ◽  
Good For

Carbon fiber powder (CFP) instead of the traditional glass fiber (cloth) was used to reinforce epoxy resin for rapid tooling. There are two obvious advantages: one is to utilize the waste materials, which is good for the protection of the environment; another is to simplify the producing process by cast molding. The filling amount and dispersing process of CFP was studied in this paper. The results show that when the amount of CFP was 10 wt%, and the ultrasonic time is more than 15 min, the CFP can be dispersed in the epoxy matrix uniformly, and the mechanical properties can meet the requirement of epoxy molding.

Submicron inorganic particles as an additional filler in hybrid epoxy matrix composites reinforced with glass fibres

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 484-491
Author(s):  
Marcin Włoch ◽  
Filip Bagiński ◽  
Piotr Koziński ◽  
Janusz Datta
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Epoxy Matrix ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Submicron Particles ◽  
Inorganic Particles ◽  
Glass Composites ◽  
Glass Fibres

In this study, the effect of selected submicron metal oxide (zinc oxide, titanium oxide) or non-metal oxide (silicon dioxide) particles on mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties of epoxy/glass composites was investigated. The applied epoxy resin was a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A cured with triethylenetetramine. As a reinforcement twill weave E-glass fabric was used. Hybrid composites (contained particulate and fibrous filler) were fabricated by using the hand lay-up method and the average content of glass fibres was 39–41 wt%. Flexural properties, thermo-mechanical properties, abrasion resistance and hardness were determined for each group of the prepared hybrid epoxy/glass composites. The obtained results were compared with control samples (without submicron particles). Investigations showed that the addition of 2 wt% SiO2, 4 wt% TiO2 or 4 wt% ZnO to epoxy resin improved the flexural strength and the flexural modulus of composites. Dynamic mechanical analysis showed that the addition of the mentioned particles enhanced storage and loss modulus. It can be attributed to the good dispersion and good interaction between submicron-mentioned particles and the epoxy matrix.

Studies of Mechanical Properties of Multiwall Nanotube Based Polymer Composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Gupta ◽  
S. P. Harsha
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Secondary Reinforcement ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Carbon Composite ◽  
Diglycidyl Ether ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Structural Applications

The two phase polymer composites have been extensively used in various structural applications; however, there is need to further enhance the strength and stiffness of these polymer composites. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be effectively used as secondary reinforcement material in polymer based composites due to their superlative mechanical properties. In this paper, effects of multiwall nanotubes (MWNTs) reinforcement on epoxy–carbon polymer composites are investigated using experiments. MWNTs synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique and amino-functionalization are achieved through acid-thionyl chloride route. Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) epoxy resin with diethyl toluene diamine (DETDA) hardener has been used as matrix. T-300 carbon fabric is used as the primary reinforcement. Three types of test specimen of epoxy–carbon composite are prepared with MWNT reinforcement as 0%, 1%, and 2% MWNT (by weight). The resultant three phase nanocomposites are subjected to tensile test. It has been found that both tensile strength and strain at failure are substantially enhanced with the small addition of MWNT. The analytical results obtained from rule of mixture theory (ROM) shows good agreement with the experimental results. The proposed three phase polymer nanocomposites can find applications in composite structures, ballistic missiles, unmanned arial vehicles, helicopters, and aircrafts.

scholarly journals Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Multiscale Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Unidirectional Composites with Different Dimensional Carbon Nanofillers

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1670
Author(s):  
Yu Liu ◽  
Dong-Dong Zhang ◽  
Guang-Yuan Cui ◽  
Rui-Ying Luo ◽  
Dong-Lin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Epoxy Matrix ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Unidirectional Composites ◽  
Synergistic Mechanism ◽  
Carbon Nanofillers ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Modified Graphene

Ammonia modified graphene-carbon nanotubes/continuous carbon fiber reinforced epoxy unidirectional multiscale composites (AMGNS-MWCNT/CFEP) were prepared by adding ammonia modified graphene and carbon nanotubes to an epoxy matrix to reduce agglomeration of carbon nanofillers in the epoxy matrix and improve composites properties. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and universal testing machines were used to characterize the properties of carbon nanofillers, AMGNS-MWCNT/epoxy nanocomposites, and AMGNS-MWCNT/CFEP unidirectional composites. When the AMGNS-MWCNT content was 1.0 wt%, flexural strength, the flexural modulus and interlaminar shear strength of AMGNS-MWCNT/CFEP unidirectional composites reached the maximum value of 1520.3 MPa, 138.88 GPa, and 87.80 MPa, respectively, which were 12.5%, 9.42%, and 10.1% higher than that of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy unidirectional composites (CFEP). The synergistic mechanism of two carbon nanofillers in the matrix is discussed.

Flexural Properties of T700 2D Cf/SiC Composites via Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 816 ◽  
pp. 152-156
Author(s):  
Xin Ma ◽  
Xin Bo He ◽  
Hai Feng Hu ◽  
Yu Di Zhang ◽  
Yong Li
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Rough Surface ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Flexural Properties ◽  
Internal Defects ◽  
Plain Weave ◽  
Sic Composites

2D Cf/SiC composites were prepared by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) process with spreaded T700-12K plain weave carbon clothes as the reinforcement. The mechanical properties and microstructures were investigated. The composites are compact with few internal defects since the precursor could infiltrate the preform effectively. CVD-PyC interface modified the surface of T700 carbon fiber, a rough surface is helpful for the interfacial combination and the load transfer. For the Cf/PyC/SiC composites, the flexural strength and flexural modulus were 425±23.2 MPa and 36.3±3.1 GPa, respectively.

A new approach of stiffness degradation modeling for carbon fiber-reinforced polymers under cyclic fully reversed bending

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (20) ◽  
pp. 2889-2897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Amiri ◽  
Matthew N Cavalli ◽  
Chad A Ulven
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymers ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers ◽  
Reinforced Polymers ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers are being used in advanced structural applications such as aerospace, automotive, and naval industries. Therefore, there is a rising need for predicting their fatigue life and improving their fatigue behavior. In this study, the fatigue behavior and changes in flexural modulus of bidirectional carbon fiber-reinforced polymers due to cyclic fully reversed bending are investigated. A unique fixture is designed and manufactured to perform fully reversed four-point bending fatigue tests on (0 °/90 °)15 carbon/polyester specimens with a stress ratio of R = −1 and frequency of 5 Hz. The expected downward trend in fatigue life with increasing maximum applied stress was observed in the S–N curves of samples. Based on the decay in the flexural modulus of the specimens, a modified exponential model is proposed to predict the life of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers under fully reversed bending. The empirical constants in the model are calculated based on the results of experiments. The model is applied to predict the fatigue life of the samples that did not fail during the tests and cycle-to-failure of the specimens are found.

Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Short Carbon Fiber Reinforced Hydroxyapatite Bio-Composite

2011 ◽  
Vol 685 ◽  
pp. 357-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Guang Wang ◽  
Wan Li Gu ◽  
Zong Wei Niu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Fracture Surface ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Short Carbon Fiber ◽  
Hot Pressing Sintering ◽  
Surface Morphologies ◽  
Short Carbon

The short carbon fiber (Cf) reinforced hydroxyapatite (HA) bio-composite was prepared by an in-situ processing. Mechanical properties and microstructure of Cf/HA were investigated. Structures of HA was analyzed using XRD and fracture surface morphologies of bio-composite were analyzed using SEM. Result shows that grain size of HA under hot pressing sintering (1423K, 35MPa) grow up to approximately 50nm. Bio-composite exhibits excellent mechanical properties when Cfmass fraction is 3%, whose flexural strength and flexural modulus reach the maximum values of 130MPa and 36GPa which surpass common level of nature bone. SEM fracture surface morphologies of Cf/HA shows Cfcan be uniformly dispersed in the HA matrix when the mass fraction less than 6%, while when the mass fraction is11%, partial aggregation appears.

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