Browsing by Subject "Nanocomposites"
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Chapter 16 – Physical and biochemical risk phenomena in nanotechnology
(Elsevier, 2013)Nanoparticles show very high mechanical properties as well as many remarkable physical properties. Attempts to make new materials with excellent properties by adding these particles to polymeric materials, composites, ... -
Effects of graphene oxide thin films and nanocomposite coatings on flame retardancy and thermal stability of aircraft composites: a comparative study
(ASME, 2019-03-11)A polymer matrix system of thermoset fiber-reinforced composites helps protect its high modulus and strength fibers from an adverse environment and transfers the load to the reinforced fibers. However, when subjected to a ... -
Effects of nitric acid temperature and reflux time on covalent functionalization of helical carbon nanotubes for nanocomposite applications
(Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), 2018-10)In this study a reflux process was used for chemical functionalization of helical carbon nanotubes (HCNTs). The impact of process temperature (i.e., 60 °C and 100 °C) and reflux time (i.e., 3, 6, and 24 hours), as two key ... -
Effects of reflux temperature and molarity of acidic solution on chemical functionalization of Helical Carbon Nanotubes
(SAE International, 2018-03)The use of nanomaterials and nanostructures have been revolutionizing the advancements of science and technology in various engineering and medical fields. As an example, Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have been extensively used ... -
Enhancing fire and mechanical strengths of epoxy nanocomposites for metal/metal bonding of aircraft aluminum alloys
(John Wiley and Sons, 2019-02-14)Epoxy adhesives have a wide range of applications in aerospace, automotive, marine, and construction industries. Epoxies reduce the weight of a structure by minimizing the use of fasteners. With the application of epoxy ... -
Fire retardancy of polymeric materials incorporated with nanoscale inclusions
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014)Polymeric materials have a wide variety of applications in many manufacturing industries. However, because of the molecular structures and chemical compositions of polymeric materials, they have considerably low resistances ... -
Generally cylindrical orthotropic constitutive modeling of matrix-filled carbon nanotubes: Transverse mechanical properties and responses
(SAGE Publications, 2018-09-05)The main objective of this article is to introduce exact analytical closed-form solutions for the prediction of effective transverse Young’s modulus and Poisson ratio of a matrix-filled nanotube (i.e., a representative ... -
A highly efficient fog harvester of electrospun permanent superhydrophobic-hydrophilic polymer nanocomposite fiber mats
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-08-26)To address the worldwide issue of water scarcity, which is threatening our sustainable economic development and ecological security, an efficient water-collecting surface with fast-capturing capability and easy drainage ... -
Improvement of the tensile properties of laminated composites reinforced with Heli-Coil forms of carbon nanotubes
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023-07-23)The traditional composite laminated structures suffer from the absence of reinforcements in the thickness direction between the laminae and microfibers, which will result in poor interaction between the laminae, individual ... -
Interlaminar properties improvement of nanocomposites using coiled nanomaterials
(SAE International, 2021-03-02)In this research helical Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) with various weight percentages as an additional reinforcement were used. The objective was to investigate the effectiveness of helical geometries of the CNTs to form ... -
Investigating the viscoelastic properties and curing kinetics of thermoset nanocomposites via dynamic shear rheological analysis
(Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), 2018-10)Mechanical properties of a thermosetting composite can be theoretically determined by using its physical and chemical characteristics, and these properties are also immensely influenced by the viscoelastic structures and ... -
Mechanical properties improvement of polymeric nanocomposites reinforced with chemically treated helical carbon nanotubes: Influence of sonication time and molarities of nitric-sulfuric-hydrochloric acids
(Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), 2018-10)Polymer-based composites are widely used for structural applications, predominantly in the aerospace and renewable energy industries. One of the main disadvantages is their failure/delamination due to interlaminar strength ... -
Metal-graphene nano-composites with enhanced mechanical properties
(SPIE, 2020-05-21)Metal-graphene nano-composites with low volume/weight fractions of graphene inclusions exhibit significantly high mechanical strength and hardness. However, manufacturing of metal-graphene nano-composites for high strength, ... -
Processing and properties of syntactic foams reinforced with carbon nanotubes
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-10-26)This article presents synthesis and mechanical characterization of carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced syntactic foams. Following a dispersion approach (comprising ultrasonic, calendering, and vacuum centrifugal mixing), ... -
Tensile behavior of carbon nanotube multi-yarn coated with polyester
(SAGE Publications, 2015-06)The behavior of a carbon nanotube (CNT) multi-yarn consisting of 30 yarns and coated with a thin layer of polyester is investigated under tensile loading condition. The coated and uncoated CNT multi-yarns are loaded until ...