静电植绒法处理多壁碳纳米管改性玻纤织物/环氧树脂复合材料的制备及力学性能

为提高玻纤增强环氧树脂复合材料的力学性能,采用静电植绒法将多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)附着在玻纤织物表面,得到改性的玻纤织物。利用一种低黏度的环氧树脂和所制得的改性织物,采用真空辅助成型工艺(VARI)制备了MWCNTs改性格玻纤织物/环氧树脂复合材料层合板,表征了层合板的力学性能。对进行力学实验后的MWCNTs改性玻纤织物/环氧树脂复合材料试样断口进行了SEM和OPM观察。结果显示:与未添加MWCNTs的玻纤织物/环氧树脂复合材料层合板相比,添加了MWCNTs的层合板的拉伸强度降低了10.24%,弯曲强度降低了13.90%,压缩强度降低了17.33%,拉伸模量和弯曲模量分别提高了19.38%和16.04%,压缩模量提高了13%;MWCNTs与玻纤织物之间的结合较弱,在拉伸作用下,存在明显的脱粘和分层;将改性玻纤织物在200℃下热压处理2h后,制备的MWCNTs改性玻纤织物/环氧树脂复合材料层合板的力学性能均有所提高,热压处理后树脂与玻纤织物之间的界面结合得到改善。     

碳纳米管-玻璃纤维织物增强环氧复合材料的结构与性能

通过物理沉积法和静电吸附法在玻璃纤维织物(GF)表面包覆多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs),制备GF-d-CNTs和GF-a-CNTs两种多尺度增强体,采用真空灌注工艺制备MWCNTs-GF增强环氧复合材料。采用静态、动态力学法、扫描电镜、红外光谱等分析手段,对复合材料的拉伸、弯曲、层间剪切、黏弹性和微观组成结构表征。结果表明:MWCNTs包覆于GF表面形成"倒刺"结构,并通过啮合作用增强了复合材料界面的强度和树脂韧性,提高了复合材料的玻璃化温度(Tg)等;与纯GF复合材料相比,GF-d-CNTs复合材料的拉伸强度和模量分别提高14.5%和37.9%,弯曲强度和模量分别提高26.2%和36.6%,层间剪切强度提高31.5%;GF-a-CNTs复合材料的Tg提高了8.9℃。     

Aligning carbon nanotubes using bulk acoustic waves to reinforce polymer composites

Bulk acoustic waves (BAWs) are used to align multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in polymer composite materials. MWCNTs are first dispersed in the liquid state of a thermoset resin and aligned using standing BAWs. Cross-linking of the resin fixates the aligned MWCNTs in the polymer matrix material. We have quantified the alignment obtained with this method on the macro, micro, and nanoscale, and it is found to be similar to other alignment techniques such as stretching, slicing, and wet spinning. The elastic modulus and ultimate tensile strength of composite material specimens with aligned MWCNTs, fabricated using this technique, are evaluated and compared with specimens consisting of randomly oriented MWCNTs and resin material without MWCNTs. Different MWCNT loading rates are considered. The elastic modulus of composite material specimens with only 0.15 weight percent aligned MWCNTs is observed to be 44% higher than specimens with randomly oriented MWCNTs, and 51% higher than specimens without MWCNTs. However, further increasing the MWCNT loading rate does not significantly increase the elastic modulus and ultimate tensile strength, likely because of insufficient dispersion of MWCNTs in the thermoset matrix material.     

Additive manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites using fused deposition modeling

Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have been successfully applied in various applications. Fused deposition modeling (FDM), one of the most popular AM techniques, is the most widely used method for fabricating thermoplastic parts those are mainly used as rapid prototypes for functional testing with advantages of low cost, minimal wastage, and ease of material change. Due to the intrinsically limited mechanical properties of pure thermoplastic materials, there is a critical need to improve mechanical properties for FDM-fabricated pure thermoplastic parts. One of the possible methods is adding reinforced materials (such as carbon fibers) into plastic materials to form thermoplastic matrix carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites those could be directly used in the actual application areas, such as aerospace, automotive, and wind energy. This paper is going to present FDM of thermoplastic matrix CFRP composites and test if adding carbon fiber (different content and length) can improve the mechanical properties of FDM-fabricated parts. The CFRP feedstock filaments were fabricated from plastic pellets and carbon fiber powders for FDM process. After FDM fabrication, effects on the tensile properties (including tensile strength, Young's modulus, toughness, yield strength, and ductility) and flexural properties (including flexural stress, flexural modulus, flexural toughness, and flexural yield strength) of specimens were experimentally investigated. In order to explore the parts fracture reasons during tensile and flexural tests, fracture interface of CFRP composite specimens after tensile testing and flexural testing was observed and analyzed using SEM micrograph.     

Tensile properties and meso-scale mechanism of weft knitted textile composites for energy absorption

The investigation on large deformation tensile properties and the relevant meso-scale mechanisms of weft knitted textile composites is presented. The correlation between fabric structure (e.g. loop height and width, number of wale or course per unit length, etc.), matrix damage and material properties are described. Weft knitted fabrics with 1×1 interlock structure were used as the preform for the composites. The materials studied include knitted nylon fabric/unsaturated polyester resin and co-knitted polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/polypropylene (PP) textile composites. The results show that all the nylon/polyester thermoset textile composites samples displayed an ideal bi-linear character in their tensile stress–strain curves, whilst the tensile curves of PET/PP co-knitted thermoplastic samples along the wale, course and 45° directions are all significantly non-linear. The tensile behavior is superior in the wale direction to those in the course and 45° directions. The deformation mechanisms in meso-scale were identified experimentally by in-situ observation of large deformation process for both thermoset matrix and thermoplastic matrix textile composites. For the nylon/polyester composite samples, the non-linear properties mainly come from the change in the configuration of the fabric structure during extension. For the PET/PP co-knitted textile composite samples, the inelastic properties are attributed to the damage evolution in the matrix, interface damage between fiber bundle and matrix, sliding between the wales of the knitted fabric, as well as the change in the configuration of the fabric structure during loading.     

Processing,characterization, and modeling of carbon nanotube-reinforced multiscale composites

Carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composites modified with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were fabricated and characterized. High-energy sonication was used to disperse CNTs in the resin, followed by infiltration of fiber preform with the resin/CNT mixture. The effects of sonication time on the mechanical properties of “multiscale” composites, which contain reinforcements at varying scales, were studied. A low CNT loading of 0.3 wt% in resin had little influence on tensile properties, while it improved the flexural modulus, strength, and percent strain to break by 11.6%, 18.0%, and 11.4%, respectively, as compared to the control carbon fiber/epoxy composite. While sonication is an effective method to disperse CNTs in a resin, duration, intensity, and temperature need to be controlled to prevent damages imposed on CNTs and premature resin curing. A combination of Halpin–Tsai equations and woven fiber micromechanics was used in hierarchy to predict the mechanical properties of multiscale composites, and the discrepancies between the predicted and experimental values are explained.     

碳纤维-玻璃纤维层内混杂单向增强环氧树脂复合材料拉伸性能

采用不同混杂比的碳纤维-玻璃纤维层内经向混编单轴向织物制备了混杂纤维增强环氧树脂复合材料, 研究了不同混杂结构和不同混杂比的碳纤维-玻璃纤维/环氧树脂复合材料拉伸性能的变化及破坏形式。0°拉伸结果表明:同种混杂织物的不同混杂结构中, 碳纤维相对集中的完全对齐结构强度最高, 不同混杂比织物的完全对齐结构强度相当;碳纤维-玻璃纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的模量遵循混合定律。90°拉伸结果表明:纤维与树脂间的界面结合强度为碳纤维/树脂>玻璃纤维/树脂, 碳纤维-玻璃纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的强度、模量与材料厚度方向上界面的不同形式(单一或交替界面、碳纤维或玻璃纤维的分布位置等)有关, 与碳纤维的含量基本无关。      

MWCNTs对环氧树脂及多尺度MWCNTs-碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料力学性能的影响

通过对胺基化多壁碳纳米管（MWCNTs-NH₂）进行改性,得到改性MWCNTs悬浮液（MWCNTs-NH₂（M））。分别将羧基化MWCNTs （MWCNTs-COOH）和MWCNTs-NH₂（M）分散在环氧树脂（EP）中,采用热熔法制备了多尺度MWCNTs-碳纤维（CF）/EP复合材料。研究了MWCNTs对EP模量、韧性及EP与CF之间界面黏结强度的影响,并分析了MWCNTs与CF上浆剂的作用,评价了多尺度MWCNTs-CF/EP复合材料的力学性能。结果表明：官能团化的MWCNTs可对EP的模量和韧性起到更好的增强作用。MWCNTs接枝的-COOH或-NH₂可与CF上浆剂中的环氧基团发生化学反应,提高EP与CF之间的界面剪切强度。MWCNTs-NH₂（M）对多尺度MWCNTs-CF/EP复合材料力学性能的增强效果优于MWCNTs-COOH,当MWCNTs-NH₂（M）的含量为1wt%时,多尺度复合材料的0°压缩强度、90°压缩强度、弯曲强度、弯曲模量、冲击后压缩强度（CAI）分别提高了16.7%、16.3%、40.9%、30.3%、20.6%。     

改性碳纳米管处理碳纤维的效果表征

采用浓硫酸/浓硝酸氧化处理多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs),再将氧化后的碳纳米管与硅烷偶联剂(KH560)进行接枝,制备了硅烷偶联剂表面化学修饰的MWCNTs。在此基础上,将改性前后的碳纳米管分散在环氧树脂体系中,涂覆处理碳纤维。研究处理前后碳纤维力学性能和界面性能的变化。通过红外光谱(FTIR)和透射电镜(TEM)分析,表明KH560已成功接枝到多壁碳纳米管上;通过分散性实验证明了改性后的碳纳米管分散性提高;对处理后的碳纤维进行力学性能测试,并用扫描电镜(SEM)观察分析断面形态变化,结果表明,当碳纳米管的含量为0.5%时,改性碳纳米管处理的碳纤维拉伸强度和拉伸模量分别提高23.83%和7.11%,界面性能增强。     

New development of self-damping MWCNT composites

Epoxy resin modified with nanofillers cannot be used alone for high performance structural applications due to their low-mechanical properties. Therefore, the objective of this work is to hybridize unidirectional and quasi-isotropic glass fiber composite laminates with 1.0 wt% multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Results from flexural and damping characterizations showed that the flexural strength and modulus, storage modulus, and damping ratio of MWCNT/E nanocomposite are improved by about 7% ± 1.5% compared to neat epoxy. The enhancement in the flexural strength of quasi-isotropic laminate (20.7%) is about ten times higher than that for unidirectional laminate (2.1%). The flexural moduli of the nano-hybridized laminates are reduced by about 7.5–10.8%. Accordingly, the ultimate failure strain and damping properties are evidently improved. The improvement in damping ratio in some cases is about 100%. The high correlation coefficient (0.9995) between flexural and storage moduli suggests using the dynamic nondestructive tests for evaluation the elastic properties of composites.     

快速固化碳纳米管/苎麻纤维/环氧树脂复合材料层板的制备与性能

针对植物纤维/树脂基复合材料高性能化问题,本研究以羟基化碳纳米管/无水乙醇分散液预先浸渍苎麻纤维织物,得到了碳纳米管分散均匀的碳纳米管/苎麻纤维多尺度复合织物,并进一步以快速固化环氧树脂为基体,采用真空辅助树脂灌注成型工艺(VARI)制备了碳纳米管改性的苎麻纤维/环氧树脂基复合材料层板(PRFC)。研究结果表明,相比未采用碳纳米管改性的苎麻纤维/环氧树脂复合材料(RFC),PRFC的弯曲强度提高14.7%,冲击强度提高20.9%。相比碳纳米管预先分散于环氧树脂基体中制备的碳纳米管改性苎麻纤维/环氧树脂复合材料(MRFC),PRFC的力学性能提高更显著。同时,PRFC的吸湿性能比MRFC和RFC的明显降低。     

Reinforcing hydroxyapatite/thermosetting epoxy composite with 3-D carbon fiber fabric through RTM processing

Bioactive ceramic/polymer composites have been developed in the orthopaedic field in recent years. In this work, three-dimensional (3-D) carbon fiber fabric is used to reinforce hydroxyapatite (HA)/thermosetting epoxy composite and epoxy resin through resin transfer molding (RTM) processing. It is found that the 3-D carbon fiber fabric can be impregnated with epoxy and HA-containing epoxy resin, and HA is distributed gradually along the depth direction in fiber-reinforced HA/epoxy composite, although HA is dispersed evenly in epoxy resin by surface modification of silane coupling agent. The impact toughness and flexural strength of fiber-reinforced epoxy and fiber-reinforced HA/epoxy composites are much higher than those of epoxy and HA/epoxy composite. The impact toughness of both fiber-reinforced composites decreases while the flexural strength and the flexural modulus increase with fiber volume ratio. The impact toughness of the fiber-reinforced HA/epoxy composite is higher, while the flexural strength and modulus are lower than those of the fiber-reinforced epoxy composite at the same fiber volume ratio. The flexural strength of the both composites is higher than, and their flexural modulus is close to, those of the human cortical bone. The in vitro cytotoxicity test with L929 fibroblasts shows that the addition of HA diminished the toxicity of epoxy resin.     

功能化MWCNTs网格/环氧树脂复合材料的制备及性能

采用正压过滤法制备了多壁碳纳米管（MWCNTs）网格（巴基纸）,并采用真空辅助RTM工艺制备了MWCNTs网格/环氧树脂复合材料。通过SEM、FTIR、拉伸测试等对MWCNTs网格的微观形貌和性能进行了表征,并研究了MWCNTs网格/环氧复合材料的拉伸性。结果表明,所制备的功能化MWCNTs网格比较均匀,拉伸强度在22~32 MPa之间,拉伸模量约为1 GPa,相比未功能化处理的MWCNTs网格,强度最大提高了约167%。功能化MWCNTs网格/环氧树脂复合材料的拉伸强度和拉伸模量可达到152 MPa和6.48 GPa,相比空白环氧树脂提高了约1倍以上,拉伸试样断面SEM表明,环氧树脂对功能化MWCNTs网格的浸润效果良好,界面结合紧密,有效地提高了复合材料的力学性能。     

Evaluating the effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the mechanical properties of chopped strand mat/polyester composites

In this research, the influence of adding multi-walled carbon nanotubes at various contents on the mechanical properties of chopped strand mat/polyester composites was investigated. Initially, the effect of the sonication time on the dispersion of carbon nanotube at the highest weight ratio (0.5 wt.%) was inspected. To achieve this goal, a new technique based on scanning electron microscopy, which utilizes the burn-off test, was introduced to visualize the dispersion state of carbon nanotubes. Subsequently, the effect of addition of multi-walled carbon nanotube on the tensile and flexural properties of the fiber reinforced composites was studied. The results of mechanical tests showed that adding only 0.05 wt.% carbon nanotube enhanced the flexural strength of the hybrid composite by 45% while the tensile strength was not changed significantly. Improvements in the tensile and flexural moduli were also observed. Moreover, theoretical relations between the tensile, flexural and compressive moduli based on the classical beam theory were employed to determine the effect of carbon nanotube on the compressive modulus of composites. The theoretical result showed 31% enhancement in the compressive modulus.     

Mechanical performance of epoxy matrix hybrid nanocomposites containing carbon nanotubes and nanodiamonds

A novel class of epoxy matrix hybrid nanocomposites has been developed containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and nanodiamonds (NDs) to explore the combined effect of nanoreinforcements on the mechanical performance of nanocomposites. Both the nanofillers were functionalized before incorporating into epoxy matrix to promote interfacial interactions. The concentrations of both MWCNTs and NDs in the nanocomposites were increased systematically, i.e. 0.05 wt.%, 0.1 wt.% and 0.2 wt.% while composites containing individual nanoreinforcements were also manufactured for comparison. The developed nanocomposites were characterized microstructurally by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and mechanically by tensile, flexural, impact and hardness tests. Homogeneous dispersion of MWCNTs and NDs was observed under SEM, which resulted in the enhancement of mechanical properties of nanocomposites. The composites containing 0.2 wt.% MWCNTs and 0.2 wt.% NDs showed 50% increase in hardness while tensile strength and modulus enhanced to 70% and 84%, respectively. Flexural strength and modulus also showed a rise of 104% and 56%, respectively. Interestingly, fracture strain also increased in both the tensile and flexural testing. The impact resistance increased to 161% showing a significant improvement in the toughness of hybrid nanocomposites.     

碳纳米管含量对铝基复合材料力学性能的影响

采用搅拌摩擦加工技术制备了多壁碳纳米管增强铝基(MWCNTs/Al)复合材料,研究了碳纳米管含量对复合材料力学性能的影响规律。结果表明,MWCNTs的添加对铝基复合材料的力学性能影响显著,随着MWCNTs含量的增加,MWCNTs/Al复合材料的硬度、弹性模量、强度都逐渐提高;当碳纳米管含量为6.6%(体积分数)时,复合材料强度达218 MPa,为基体材料的2.24倍;随MWCNTs含量的增加,MWCNTs/Al复合材料的塑性逐渐变差,拉伸延伸率逐渐降低,断口韧窝逐渐变小、变浅。     

Effect of matrix glass transition on reinforcement efficiency of epoxy-matrix composites with single walled carbon nanotubes,multi-walled carbon nanotubes,carbon nanofibers and graphite

This study compares the mechanical and thermal properties of glassy and rubbery epoxy–matrix composites reinforced with 1 and 4 wt.% single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), graphite, and carbon nanofibers (CNFs). The tensile modulus of most glassy composites was higher than that of the epoxy and increased with higher filler concentration and 4% graphite/epoxy and 4% SWCNT/epoxy exhibited approximately the same highest tensile modulus. The elongation of glassy composites was significantly lower than that of the epoxy and decreased with increasing filler loading. Most rubbery composites showed a higher tensile modulus and elongation than the epoxy and the modulus increased with rising filler content and 4% SWCNT/epoxy showed the highest tensile modulus and tensile strength. In the rubbery regime, glassy and rubbery composites displayed a higher storage modulus than the corresponding epoxy and 4 wt.% SWCNT/epoxy composites showed a 300% improvement in storage modulus compared to the epoxy.     

Effect of moisture on elastic and viscoelastic properties of epoxy and epoxy-based carbon fibre reinforced plastic filled with multiwall carbon nanotubes

In this study, we investigated the peculiarities of moisture absorption and moisture-induced effects on the elastic and viscoelastic flexural properties of epoxy resin and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) filled with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Short-term cyclic creep-recovery tests of moistened epoxy and CFRP filled with MWCNTs revealed improvements in creep resistance for both materials. The addition of MWCNTs to the epoxy resin suppressed the moisture absorption by the material, causing a reduction in the diffusion coefficient by 31% and equilibrium moisture content by 15%. The addition of MWCNTs reduced the flexural strength of moistened epoxy and CFRP samples by approximately half, and also lowered the flexural modulus by ∼1.4 and ∼3 times, elastic strain by 1.25 and 1.04 times, viscoelastic strain by 1.39 and 1.03 times, and plastic strain by 2.68 and 1.60 times, respectively.     

Processing and characterization of MWCNT reinforced aluminum matrix composites

Metal matrix composites comprising aluminum matrix and multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as reinforcements are fabricated using cold uniaxial compaction followed by sintering and cold extrusion as secondary processes. The MWCNTs are pretreated with sodium dodecyl sulfate for improved adhesion with aluminum powder. The effect of sintering temperature on the microstructure is explored using differential scanning calorimetric spectrum. The tensile yield and ultimate strength of Al-MWCNTs increased to 90% with 2 wt% addition of MWCNTs. Various theories for the strengthening and stiffening of Al-MWCNTs composites are explored.     

CIP/GF/CF/EP吸波复合材料的制备及力学性能

为制备兼具力学性能和电磁吸收性能的结构型吸波材料,采用真空辅助成型工艺设计制备一种以羰基铁粉(CIP)为吸收剂,玻璃纤维(GF)为透波层,碳纤维(CF)为反射层,环氧树脂(EP)为基体的吸波复合材料。研究了不同质量比CIP/EP对吸波复合材料力学性能和微波吸收性能的影响。通过FTIR和DSC分析可知CIP未与EP发生化学反应。SEM结果表明CIP能够在EP树脂基体中均匀分散,不趋向于纤维表面。力学测试分析结果显示:当CIP/EP质量比达到30%时,CIP/GF/CF/EP复合材料的力学性能最佳,拉伸强度为347.56MPa,拉伸模量为25.99GPa,较纯GF/CF/EP复合材料提升了4.3%和5.7%;弯曲强度为339.6MPa,弯曲模量为23.7GPa,较纯GF/CF/EP复合材料提升了18.2%和71.2%。矢量网络分析可知复合吸波板的吸波性能随CIP含量的增加而增加,且吸波损耗反射峰值朝低频段移动。