Effect of Different Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes MWCNTs on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites

Abstract

Different types of long and short multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were used as structural support in epoxy resin with a percentage of weight (0.1,0.2,0.5,1.0,1.5,2.0,2.5,3.0,3.5,4.0,4.5,&5) wt. percent, Utilization of direct mixing processes to prepare Nano-Composites (Epoxy/MWCNTs). The ultrasonic mixing method has been used to disperse the nanotubes into the epoxy resin system. SEM was used to demonstrate the dispersion in the epoxy polymer matrix of different MWCNT concentrations. The findings show that electrical conductivity properties boost effect, thermal conductivity coefficient, and A.C with percentage enhancement of less than 2 percent, and then raising with further raise in the content of MWCNTs.