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Contribution of ordered-inordered phenomenon within the interphase region toward increasing elastic modulus in CNT/polymer nanocomposites

Shayesteh Zeraati, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2015

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. Publisher: Association for Iron and Steel Technology, AISTECH , 2015
  3. Abstract:
  4. Exceptional mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) such as high elastic modulus, stiffness and tensile strength have made them as promising reinforcement in polymer nanocomposite systems. The characteristics of CNTs/polymer interphase region directly affect the efficiency of nanotubes for improving the nanocomposite mechanical properties. In this work, the influence of chains alignment within the interphase region on elastic response of the nanocomposite is assessed using a novel ordered-inordered approach. The applicability of the presented approach is examined by implementing the approach on a series of reported data available in the literature. The effects of CNT content, Young's modulus and thickness of the interphase region, on the Young's modulus of a homogenous nanocomposite are investigated. Interestingly, the results of the mentioned model are well in agreement with the experimental results that demonstrate efficiency of the approach
  5. Keywords:
  6. CNT/polymer nanocomposite ; Carbon ; Efficiency ; Elastic moduli ; Mechanical properties ; Nanocomposites ; Nanotubes ; Stiffness ; Tensile strength ; Yarn ; CNTs/polymer interphase ; Elastic response ; High elastic modulus ; Interphase regions ; Ordered-inordered approach ; Polymer nanocomposite ; Carbon nanotubes
  7. Source: Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2015, MS and T 2015, 4 October 2015 through 8 October 2015 ; Volume 1 , October , 2015 , Pages 595-602 ; 9781510813939 (ISBN)
  8. URL: http://www.programmaster.org/PM/PM.nsf/ApprovedAbstracts/49812BFB5D72B92685257E0B0011E598?OpenDocument