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Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites

Dense carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were grown uniformly on the surface of carbon fibers and glass fibers to create hierarchical fibers by use of floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition. Morphologies of the CNTs were investigated using scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and transmission electron mic...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran, Mohd Yusoff, Hamdan, Rahmanian, Saeed, Thean, K. S., Md. Aziz, Shazed
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Published: Elsevier 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.285242015-09-08T06:46:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28524/ Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites Abdul Rashid, Suraya Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran Mohd Yusoff, Hamdan Rahmanian, Saeed Thean, K. S. Md. Aziz, Shazed Dense carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were grown uniformly on the surface of carbon fibers and glass fibers to create hierarchical fibers by use of floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition. Morphologies of the CNTs were investigated using scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Larger diameter dimension and distinct growing mechanism of nanotubes on glass fiber were revealed. Short carbon and glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites were fabricated using the hierarchical fibers and compared with composites made using neat fibers. Tensile, flexural and impact properties of the composites were measured, which showed evident enhancement in all mechanical properties compared to neat short fiber composites. SEM micrographs of composite fracture surface demonstrated improved adhesion between CNT-coated fiber and the matrix. The enhanced mechanical properties of short fiber composites was attributed to the synergistic effects of CNTs in improving fiber–matrix interfacial properties as well as the CNTs acting as supplemental reinforcement in short fiber-composites. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28524/1/Carbon%20and%20glass%20hierarchical%20fibers.pdf Abdul Rashid, Suraya and Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran and Mohd Yusoff, Hamdan and Rahmanian, Saeed and Thean, K. S. and Md. Aziz, Shazed (2013) Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites. Materials and Design, 43. pp. 10-16. ISSN 0261-3069 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.06.025 English
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description Dense carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were grown uniformly on the surface of carbon fibers and glass fibers to create hierarchical fibers by use of floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition. Morphologies of the CNTs were investigated using scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Larger diameter dimension and distinct growing mechanism of nanotubes on glass fiber were revealed. Short carbon and glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites were fabricated using the hierarchical fibers and compared with composites made using neat fibers. Tensile, flexural and impact properties of the composites were measured, which showed evident enhancement in all mechanical properties compared to neat short fiber composites. SEM micrographs of composite fracture surface demonstrated improved adhesion between CNT-coated fiber and the matrix. The enhanced mechanical properties of short fiber composites was attributed to the synergistic effects of CNTs in improving fiber–matrix interfacial properties as well as the CNTs acting as supplemental reinforcement in short fiber-composites.
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author Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran
Mohd Yusoff, Hamdan
Rahmanian, Saeed
Thean, K. S.
Md. Aziz, Shazed
spellingShingle Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran
Mohd Yusoff, Hamdan
Rahmanian, Saeed
Thean, K. S.
Md. Aziz, Shazed
Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites
author_facet Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran
Mohd Yusoff, Hamdan
Rahmanian, Saeed
Thean, K. S.
Md. Aziz, Shazed
author_sort Abdul Rashid, Suraya
title Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites
title_short Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites
title_full Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites
title_fullStr Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites
title_full_unstemmed Carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites
title_sort carbon and glass hierarchical fibers : influence of carbon nanotubes on tensile, flexural and impact properties of short fiber reinforced composites
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28524/1/Carbon%20and%20glass%20hierarchical%20fibers.pdf
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