Reinforcing interlaminar interface of carbon fiber reinforced metal laminates by graphene

Wang, Shuo; Li, Mingyu; Araby, Sherif; Wang, Xiangming; Abdelsalam, Amir A.; Xue, Hongqian; Meng, Qingshi

doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116814

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“…As a second-phase composite, C 60 can significantly improve the mechanical properties of materials . Owing to its excellent properties, C 60 has received attention in numerous fields, including reinforced metals, solar cells, and superconducting materials . However, there is relatively limited research on the use of C 60 recombination of a nano second-phase in skutterudite-based thermoelectric materials …”

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Collaborative Optimization of Thermal Properties of S_0.05Co₄Sb_11.6Te_0.4 through the High-Pressure and High-Temperature Method and C₆₀ Composite

Chen,

Fan,

et al. 2023

ACS Appl. Energy Mater.

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Thermoelectric materials, as clean energy materials, can directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy. These materials have received significant attention owing to their environmentally friendly nature. Skutterudite thermoelectric materials feature excellent electrical properties and great potential for environmentally friendly and industrial applications. The thermal performance optimization of skutterudite is mainly achieved through framework atom substitution, lattice void filling, and recombination of nano second-phase. In this study, the significant optimization of the thermal properties of S0.05Co4Sb11.6Te0.4 with fullerene-C60 as a nano second-phase composite material was reported. At 773 K, the N-type 0.10C60-S0.05Co4Sb11.6Te0.4 (0.10C60-SKD) polycrystalline material featured a dimensionless figure of merit zT value of 1.34, which is 31% higher than that of the matrix material. The overall optimization of the thermoelectric properties of the material was achieved through the high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) synthesis method, combined with electronegative S element filling, Te element substitution, and the recombination of C60 nano second-phase. The experimental results indicated that the incorporation of C60 resulted in the formation of finer grains in the composite material with significant lattice distortion, dislocations, and abundant grain boundaries in its microstructure. Various phonon scattering mechanisms occurred within the material, effectively reducing the lattice thermal conductivity of the material. The stable structure of C60 molecules added to the matrix material can optimize the mechanical properties of the material. The composite sample with a C60 amount of 0.20 exhibited a Vickers hardness of 7.01(1) GPa. This study employed the HPHT method for the direct synthesis of C60 composite samples within 30 min and provides insights into improving the thermoelectric properties of skutterudite.

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Collaborative Optimization of Thermal Properties of S_0.05Co₄Sb_11.6Te_0.4 through the High-Pressure and High-Temperature Method and C₆₀ Composite

Chen,

Fan,

et al. 2023

ACS Appl. Energy Mater.

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“…The addition of nanofillers to GLARE laminate can significantly improve its mechanical properties. Nanofillers can increase the strength, stiffness, and elastic modulus of GLARE laminate by reinforcing the matrix material which result in a material that is more resistant to deformation (16) and fracture (17) under bending load. Nanofillers can improve the toughness (18) of GLARE laminate by increasing the energy required to initiate and propagate cracks in the material under impact and fatigue loading conditions (19) (20).…”

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Optimizing the process parameter of Abrasive Water Jet Machining against sub-surface delamination and cutting time of nanoclay modified GLARE laminates.

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GLARE is a type of laminate material made up of layers of aluminum and fiberglass used in automotive, and aircraft structures like fuselage panels, control surfaces and wing skins due to their superior specific strength, fatigue, and damage tolerance. The inclusion of nanoclay filler reported to improve the mechanical properties of the GLARE laminates. However, it is important to investigate the machinability of such laminates to extend its applicability in the industry. The current work optimizes the process parameters of Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM) process to cut the nanoclay modified fiber metal laminates. The experiments were designed by following Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array. The influence of factors like velocity of waterjet, mass flow rate, standoff distance of nozzle studied against the response such as cutting time and sub-surface delamination of layers were studied. The delamination was measured using the variation in thickness before and after the cutting process. The changes in the cutting surface were analysed using macroscopic analysis. The study also developed the regression model and conducted ANOVA on generated data. Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) was used to identify the optimum values of input process parameters against the multiple response such as cutting time and delamination. The results revealed that the jet velocity significantly affected the cutting time, whereas the stand-off distance and mass flow rate affected the delamination thickness of the laminates. A slight plastic deformation was noted on the metal surfaces along with irregularities and fiber exposure was observed in the GFRP layers of laminates exhibited low cutting performance.

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Effective interlaminar toughening of carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminates by extremely low loadings of monolayer graphene oxide

Gao,

Mu,

Cheng

et al. 2024

Polymer Composites

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An interlaminar ultrafine spraying method was proposed for monolayer graphene oxide (GO) modified CFRP nanocomposite laminates. The well‐dispersed monolayer GO nano‐solutions were prepared by multi‐level dispersion and then sprayed on carbon fiber/epoxy prepreg by the ultrafine atomizing technique. A series of GO/CFRP laminate specimens with different GO loadings were fabricated for our fracture toughness tests and SEM characterization. The test results indicated that the Mode I fracture toughness () was enhanced by 140% with quite a low fraction of monolayer GO nanosheets. The distinct toughening effect at such a low level of nano‐contents was attributed to the sufficient quantity of monolayer GO nanosheets and also a uniform distribution, which was found to be more important than the volume/weight fraction as the principal structural parameter. Thus, the proposed interlaminar toughening approach owns the virtues of good effectiveness and especially low cost owing to the largely reduced weight percentage of nanographene, showing a promising potential of industrial scale‐up.Highlights Proposed an interlaminar ultrafine spraying method for monolayer GO nanosheets. Found that the quantity of GO nanosheets is vital in polymer toughening. Realized significant toughening with extremely low loadings of monolayer GO. Provided a way with high toughening effect and low cost for industrial scale‐up.

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Reinforcing interlaminar interface of carbon fiber reinforced metal laminates by graphene

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Collaborative Optimization of Thermal Properties of S_0.05Co₄Sb_11.6Te_0.4 through the High-Pressure and High-Temperature Method and C₆₀ Composite

Collaborative Optimization of Thermal Properties of S_0.05Co₄Sb_11.6Te_0.4 through the High-Pressure and High-Temperature Method and C₆₀ Composite

Optimizing the process parameter of Abrasive Water Jet Machining against sub-surface delamination and cutting time of nanoclay modified GLARE laminates.

Effective interlaminar toughening of carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminates by extremely low loadings of monolayer graphene oxide

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Reinforcing interlaminar interface of carbon fiber reinforced metal laminates by graphene

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Collaborative Optimization of Thermal Properties of S0.05Co4Sb11.6Te0.4 through the High-Pressure and High-Temperature Method and C60 Composite

Collaborative Optimization of Thermal Properties of S0.05Co4Sb11.6Te0.4 through the High-Pressure and High-Temperature Method and C60 Composite

Optimizing the process parameter of Abrasive Water Jet Machining against sub-surface delamination and cutting time of nanoclay modified GLARE laminates.

Effective interlaminar toughening of carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminates by extremely low loadings of monolayer graphene oxide

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Collaborative Optimization of Thermal Properties of S_0.05Co₄Sb_11.6Te_0.4 through the High-Pressure and High-Temperature Method and C₆₀ Composite

Collaborative Optimization of Thermal Properties of S_0.05Co₄Sb_11.6Te_0.4 through the High-Pressure and High-Temperature Method and C₆₀ Composite