Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotube aspect ratio on mechanical and electrical properties of epoxy-based nanocomposites

Predicting Young’s modulus of CNT-reinforced polymers

“…According to the literature survey, it observed that there is a large gap between the values of nanocomposite Young's modulus attained by experimental and theoretical/numeric approaches [11,14,21]. Therefore, in the present study, fuzzy logic clustering algorithm is utilized to develop some rules for estimation of the effective modulus of CNT-reinforced polymers.…”

“…Experimental works explore the effects of different dispersion states [6,7], waviness [8], length and aggregate size [7,[9][10][11], structure/size [12][13][14], and volume percentage [15] of CNTs on the mechanical properties of CNT-reinforced polymers.…”

Design and characterization of novel conductive nanocomposites based on carbon nanotube modified liquid crystalline epoxy

“…Because of low density, high aspect ratio, extraordinary strength, and flexibility, CNTs seem to become ideal reinforcing fibers to fabricate composites. [4][5][6][7][8] For CNTs to effectively enhance the properties of a composite, the CNTs must be deagglomerated, well dispersed, and have sufficient interfacial interaction with the host matrix. [9][10][11] One of the most widely used matrices for ICAs are epoxies.…”

Preparation and Electrical Properties of Epoxy Resin Reinforced with Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

“…In recent decades, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) [5] has been intensively studied as promising candidates for epoxy resins at low contents. The addition of CNTs into polymers at very low volume could lead to considerable increase in their mechanical properties [6], electrical properties [7], thermal conductivity [8] and flame retardancy [9].…”