Mechanical Pressure Characterization of CNT-Graphene Composite Material
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials, Sample Fabrication and Experimental Setup
2.1. Materials
2.2. Samples Fabrication
2.3. Setup and Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Scanning Electron Microscopy
3.2. Pressure vs. Resistance
3.3. Experimental vs. SIMULATION
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Test Frequency | Basic Accuracy | Test Speed | Test Signal Levels | Measurement Range | Quality 75 Factor | Dissipation Factor |
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12 Hz–10 kHz | 0.05% | 68 ms | 5 mV–1.275 Vrms | 0.00001 Ω–99,999 kΩ | 0.0001–9999 | 0.0001–9999 |
Composite | CO (kN−2m2) | C1 (kN−2m2) | C2 (kN−2m2) | C3 (kN−2m2) |
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CNT20 | 25 | −0.043 | −0.009 | 9.07 × 10−5 |
CNT40 | 23.3 | −0.006 | −0.012 | 1.08 × 10−4 |
CNT60 | 21.6 | −0.041 | −0.011 | 1.05 × 10−4 |
CNT80 | 20.2 | −0.129 | −0.008 | 9.34 × 10−5 |
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Ali, A.; Ali, F.; Irfan, M.; Muhammad, F.; Glowacz, A.; Antonino-Daviu, J.A.; Caesarendra, W.; Qamar, S. Mechanical Pressure Characterization of CNT-Graphene Composite Material. Micromachines 2020, 11, 1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11111000
Ali A, Ali F, Irfan M, Muhammad F, Glowacz A, Antonino-Daviu JA, Caesarendra W, Qamar S. Mechanical Pressure Characterization of CNT-Graphene Composite Material. Micromachines. 2020; 11(11):1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11111000
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli, Asar, Farman Ali, Muhammad Irfan, Fazal Muhammad, Adam Glowacz, Jose Alfonso Antonino-Daviu, Wahyu Caesarendra, and Salman Qamar. 2020. "Mechanical Pressure Characterization of CNT-Graphene Composite Material" Micromachines 11, no. 11: 1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11111000