Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Multiscale Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Unidirectional Composites with Different Dimensional Carbon Nanofillers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Ammonia Modified Graphene-Carbon Nanotubes/Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The Properties of AMGNS and Modified CNT
3.2. Mechanical Properties of AMGNS-MWCNT/Epoxy Nanocomposites
3.3. Mechanical Properties of AMGNS-MWCNT/CFEP Unidirectional Composite
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Specimens | Tensile Strength/MPa | Tensile Modulus/GPa | Elongation at Break/% |
---|---|---|---|
EP | 52.63 | 2.46 | 2.62 |
CG0.1 | 51.97 | 2.72 | 2.69 |
CG0.5 | 55.91 | 2.81 | 2.91 |
CG1.0 | 60.02 | 2.91 | 3.27 |
CG2.0 | 63.53 | 2.92 | 3.53 |
CG3.0 | 50.99 | 3.07 | 2.71 |
Specimens | Flexural Strength/MPa | Flexural Modulus/GPa | Flexural Strain/% |
---|---|---|---|
EP | 69.75 | 3.23 | 2.89 |
CG0.1 | 95.19 | 3.46 | 2.90 |
CG0.5 | 99.58 | 3.58 | 2.96 |
CG1.0 | 104.34 | 3.99 | 3.17 |
CG2.0 | 108.47 | 3.78 | 3.23 |
CG3.0 | 87.01 | 3.71 | 2.85 |
Specimens | Flexural Strength/MPa | Flexural Modulus/GPa | Interlaminar Shear Strength/MPa |
---|---|---|---|
CFEP | 1351.7 | 126.92 | 79.81 |
CGFP0.1 | 1402.6 | 132.69 | 81.28 |
CGFP0.5 | 1480.9 | 135.52 | 83.63 |
CGFP1.0 | 1520.3 | 138.88 | 87.80 |
CGFP2.0 | 1428.8 | 131.54 | 82.17 |
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Liu, Y.; Zhang, D.-D.; Cui, G.-Y.; Luo, R.-Y.; Zhao, D.-L. Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Multiscale Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Unidirectional Composites with Different Dimensional Carbon Nanofillers. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091670
Liu Y, Zhang D-D, Cui G-Y, Luo R-Y, Zhao D-L. Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Multiscale Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Unidirectional Composites with Different Dimensional Carbon Nanofillers. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(9):1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091670
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Yu, Dong-Dong Zhang, Guang-Yuan Cui, Rui-Ying Luo, and Dong-Lin Zhao. 2020. "Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Multiscale Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Unidirectional Composites with Different Dimensional Carbon Nanofillers" Nanomaterials 10, no. 9: 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091670