The effect of adding carbon nanotubes to glass/epoxy composites in the fibre sizing and/or the matrix

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作者
Warrier, Ashish [2 ]
Godara, Ajay [1 ,2 ]
Rochez, Olivier [1 ]
Mezzo, Luca [1 ]
Luizi, Frederic [1 ]
Gorbatikh, Larissa [2 ]
Lomov, Stepan V. [2 ]
VanVuure, Aart Willem [2 ]
Verpoest, Ignaas [2 ]
机构
[1] Nanocyl SA, Dept Res & Dev, B-5060 Sambreville, Belgium
[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Met & Mat Engn, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium
基金
比利时弗兰德研究基金会;
关键词
Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Carbon nanotubes; Mechanical properties; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE-TOUGHNESS; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; SURFACE-TREATMENT; EPOXY COMPOSITES; INTERFACES;
D O I
10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.01.001
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were integrated in glass fibres epoxy composites by either including CNTs in the fibre sizing formulation, in the matrix, or both. The effects of such controlled placement of CNTs on the thermophysical properties (glass transition temperature and coefficient of thermal expansion) and the Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of the composites were studied The present method of CNT-sizing of the glass fibres produces an increase of almost +10% in the glass transition temperature and a significant reduction of -31% in the coefficient of thermal expansion of the composites Additionally, the presence of CNTs in the sizing resulted in an increased resistance of crack initiation fracture toughness by +10%, but a lowered crack propagation toughness of -53% Similar trends were observed for both instances when CNTs were introduced only in the matrix and in combination of both matrix and sizing (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved
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