A review on carbon fiber-reinforced hierarchical composites: mechanical performance, manufacturing process, structural applications and allied challenges

A Sayam, ANMM Rahman, MS Rahman, SA Smriti… - Carbon Letters, 2022 - Springer
The utilization of carbonaceous reinforcement-based polymer matrix composites in structural
applications has become a hot topic in composite research. Although conventional carbon …

Carbon nanotube-and graphene-reinforced multiphase polymeric composites: review on their properties and applications

A Kumar, K Sharma, AR Dixit - Journal of Materials Science, 2020 - Springer
In this review, recent progress in the mechanical, thermal and interfacial properties of
graphene/CNT multiphase polymer composites is examined. Progress in the mechanical …

Mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of graphene-epoxy nanocomposites—A review

R Atif, I Shyha, F Inam - Polymers, 2016 - mdpi.com
Monolithic epoxy, because of its brittleness, cannot prevent crack propagation and is
vulnerable to fracture. However, it is well established that when reinforced—especially by …

Influence of crosslinking density on the mechanical and thermal properties of plant oil-based epoxy resin

J Huang, P Fu, W Li, L Xiao, J Chen, X Nie - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Plant oil-based epoxy resins are of great interest due to their ecological and economic
necessity. Previous studies suggested that the crosslinking density had a considerable …

Synergistic effects of hybrid MWCNT/nanosilica on the tensile and tribological properties of woven carbon fabric epoxy composites

RM Monfared, MR Ayatollahi, RB Isfahani - Theoretical and Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
An epoxy matrix incorporated with hybrid multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and
nanosilica was used to fabricate woven carbon fabric epoxy composites using vacuum …

Enhancing the mechanical performance of fiber‐reinforced polymer composites using carbon nanotubes as an effective nano‐phase reinforcement

Z Wu, Y Zhao, K Yang, J Guan, S Wang… - Advanced materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are an economical and multi‐functional nanofiller that can further
elevate the versatile performance of fiber‐reinforced polymer (FRP). The past two decades …

[HTML][HTML] Creep behavior of polyurethane nanocomposites with carbon nanotubes

Z Yao, D Wu, C Chen, M Zhang - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The polyurethane (PU) nanocomposites containing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were
prepared through in situ polymerization for the creep study. The results show that the …

Dispersion stability of functionalized MWCNT in the epoxy–amine system and its effects on mechanical and interfacial properties of carbon fiber composites

Q Zhang, J Wu, L Gao, T Liu, W Zhong, G Sui… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
There are many complex interactions between the functionalized multi-walled carbon
nanotube (MWCNT) and curing agent/resin molecules, which result in the unstable and …

A review on the fabrication and mechanical characterization of fibrous composites for engineering applications

HS Ashrith, TP Jeevan, J Xu - Journal of Composites Science, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on the fabrication and mechanical characterization of fibrous
composites for engineering applications. Fibrous composites are materials composed of two …

Synergistic toughen epoxy resin by incorporation of polyetherimide and amino groups grafted MWCNTs

Z Chen, J Luo, Z Huang, C Cai, R Tusiime, Z Li… - Composites …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, low content of polyetherimide (PEI) and amino groups grafted MWCNTs (NH 2-
MWCNTs) were simultaneously employed in order to toughen epoxy resin without scarifying …