Tensile, impact, and mode-I behaviour of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite modified by graphene nanoplatelets

• Autorzy: Vigneshwaran G. V. , Shanmugavel Balasivanandha Prabu , Paskaramoorthy R. , Harish Sivasankaran

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DOI

10.1007/s43452-020-00099-x

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper reports the tensile, impact, and mode-I behaviour of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites modified by incorporating graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs) on the fiber surface and in the epoxy matrix. The composites were fabricated through a hand lay-up technique followed by hot compression moulding. The homogeneous dispersion of GnPs in the matrix was achieved by mechanical mixing followed by ultra-sonication. The glass fibers were coated with varying quantities of GnPs (GnPs in epoxy) by the dip-coating technique. The composites containing 1 wt% GnPs on both the fiber surface and the matrix (0.5 wt% deposited on the fiber and 0.5 wt% dispersed in epoxy) enhanced the impact resistance by 45% and tensile strength by 114% over the pristine composite. The mode I fracture toughness of the composite containing 1 wt% GnPs on both the fiber surface and the matrix was increased by 55% with the crack parallel to the fiber direction and 64% in a crack perpendicular to the fiber direction over the pristine composite. The presence of GnPs at the fiber/matrix interface toughened the fiber surface by preventing the matrix from cracking.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

glass fibers; graphene; fracture toughness; impact behaviour; Interface/interphase; compression moulding

PL

włókno szklane; grafen; odporność na pękanie; formowanie tłoczne

• Wydawca: Springer ; Wrocław University of Science and Technology
• Czasopismo: Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 20, no. 3
• Strony: 439--453
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Vigneshwaran G. V.

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India

autor

Shanmugavel Balasivanandha Prabu

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India

autor

Paskaramoorthy R.

• MPR Technologies, Johannesburg, South Africa

autor

Harish Sivasankaran

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8656, Japan

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Uwagi

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021)