Abstract
Carbon nanotube nanocomposites containing well-dispersed and aligned single- and multi-walled nanotubes have been fabricated by an extrusion method and their impact and hardness properties determined. The impact resistance of the polymer matrix has been improved considerably by the inclusion of the highly flexible and elastic nanotubes. The Knoop hardness reached a maximum at 90 deg to the orientation of the reinforcement, which demonstrated the direction of maximum strength, is in the extrusion flow direction. New techniques to investigate the adhesion of carbon nanotubes to a polymer matrix are described and recently produced data are presented. The measured interfacial shear strengths for multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites is found to be very high, a result which is in agreement with earlier conjectures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | FRC 2002: 9th International Fibre Reinforced Composites; Newcastle; UK; 26-28 Mar. 2002 |
| Pages | 47-53 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Mar 2002 |
| Event | FRC 2002: 9th International Fibre Reinforced Composites - Newcastle, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Mar 2002 → 28 Mar 2002 Conference number: 9th |
Conference
| Conference | FRC 2002: 9th International Fibre Reinforced Composites |
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| Abbreviated title | FRC 2002 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Newcastle |
| Period | 26/3/02 → 28/3/02 |