Effect of carbon nanotube content on the mechanical behaviour of CFRP composite materials
Marina Andreozzi, Iacopo Bianchi, Archimede Forcellese, Serena Gentili, Luciano Greco, Tommaso Mancia, Chiara Mignanelli, Michela Simoncini, Alessio Vita
download PDFAbstract. The present investigation aims at studying the effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) content on the mechanical performances of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite materials. To this purpose, percentages of carbon nanotubes, ranging from 0.5 to 4%, were dispersed in the epoxy resin used to impregnate carbon fibers. Tensile and flexural tests were performed in order to evaluate the effect of CNTs content on the tensile and flexural performances of CFRP composites reinforced using different percentages of carbon nanotubes. Furthermore, a scanning electron microscopy analysis was carried out in order to analyze the dispersion of the CNTs in the composite laminates. The results showed that the addition of nanofillers up to the value of 3% leads to an improvement in the tensile and flexural performances of CFRP composites.
Keywords
Composite Materials, CFRP, Carbon Nanotubes, Mechanical Performances
Published online 9/5/2023, 8 pages
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Citation: Marina Andreozzi, Iacopo Bianchi, Archimede Forcellese, Serena Gentili, Luciano Greco, Tommaso Mancia, Chiara Mignanelli, Michela Simoncini, Alessio Vita, Effect of carbon nanotube content on the mechanical behaviour of CFRP composite materials, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 35, pp 342-349, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902714-41
The article was published as article 41 of the book Italian Manufacturing Association Conference
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