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Reduction of thermal residual stresses of laminated polymer composites by addition of carbon nanotubes
Highlights We studied the effects of MWCNTs on residual stresses in polymeric composites. Micro and macro-residual stresses in laminated composites were investigated. Micro-residual stresses were calculated using the energy method. Macro-residual stresses were calculated using the classical lamination theory. Addition of MWCNTs leads to a considerable reduction in residual stresses.
Abstract This paper studies the effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the thermal residual stresses in polymeric fibrous composites. Reinforced ML-506 epoxy nanocomposites with different amounts of homogeneously dispersed MWCNTs (0.1wt.%, 0.5wt.% and 1wt.%) were fabricated using the sonication technique. Thermo-mechanical analysis and tensile tests of the specimens were carried out to characterize the thermal and mechanical properties of MWCNTs/epoxy composites. Due to the negative thermal expansion and high modulus of MWCNTs, addition of MWCNTs resulted in a great reduction of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of epoxy. The MWCNTs also moderately increased the Young’s modulus of the epoxy. Then, the effects of adding MWCNTs on micro and macro-residual stresses in carbon fiber (CF)/epoxy laminated composites were investigated using the energy method and the classical lamination theory (CLT), respectively. The results indicated that the addition of low amounts of MWCNTs leads to a considerable reduction in thermal residual stress components in both micro and macro levels.
Reduction of thermal residual stresses of laminated polymer composites by addition of carbon nanotubes
Highlights We studied the effects of MWCNTs on residual stresses in polymeric composites. Micro and macro-residual stresses in laminated composites were investigated. Micro-residual stresses were calculated using the energy method. Macro-residual stresses were calculated using the classical lamination theory. Addition of MWCNTs leads to a considerable reduction in residual stresses.
Abstract This paper studies the effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the thermal residual stresses in polymeric fibrous composites. Reinforced ML-506 epoxy nanocomposites with different amounts of homogeneously dispersed MWCNTs (0.1wt.%, 0.5wt.% and 1wt.%) were fabricated using the sonication technique. Thermo-mechanical analysis and tensile tests of the specimens were carried out to characterize the thermal and mechanical properties of MWCNTs/epoxy composites. Due to the negative thermal expansion and high modulus of MWCNTs, addition of MWCNTs resulted in a great reduction of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of epoxy. The MWCNTs also moderately increased the Young’s modulus of the epoxy. Then, the effects of adding MWCNTs on micro and macro-residual stresses in carbon fiber (CF)/epoxy laminated composites were investigated using the energy method and the classical lamination theory (CLT), respectively. The results indicated that the addition of low amounts of MWCNTs leads to a considerable reduction in thermal residual stress components in both micro and macro levels.
Reduction of thermal residual stresses of laminated polymer composites by addition of carbon nanotubes
Shokrieh, M.M. (author) / Daneshvar, A. (author) / Akbari, S. (author)
2013-07-02
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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