Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Graphene Oxide-Incorporated Woven Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite

Journal Article · Thu Mar 15 04:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S11665-018-3201-5· OSTI ID:22858036

Adak, Nitai Chandra; Chhetri, Suman ^[1]; Kim, Nam Hoon ^[2]; Murmu, Naresh Chandra; Samanta, Pranab; Kuila, Tapas ^[1]

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1. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Surface Engineering and Tribology Division (India)
2. Chonbuk National University, Advanced Materials Institute of BIN Convergence Technology (BK21 Plus Global), Department of BIN Convergence Technology (Korea, Republic of)

This study investigates the synergistic effects of graphene oxide (GO) on the woven carbon fiber (CF)-reinforced epoxy composites. The GO nanofiller was incorporated into the epoxy resin with variations in the content, and the CF/epoxy composites were manufactured using a vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding process and then cured at 70 and 120 °C. An analysis of the mechanical properties of the GO (0.2 wt.%)/CF/epoxy composites showed an improvement in the tensile strength, Young’s modulus, toughness, flexural strength and flexural modulus by ~ 34, 20, 83, 55 and 31%, respectively, when compared to the CF/epoxy composite. The dynamic mechanical analysis of the composites exhibited an enhancement of ~ 56, 114 and 22% in the storage modulus, loss modulus and damping capacity (tanδ), respectively, at its glass transition temperature. The fiber–matrix interaction was studied using a Cole–Cole plot analysis.

• OSTI ID: 22858036
• Journal Information: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 27; ISSN 1059-9495; ISSN JMEPEG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CARBON FIBERS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
FLEXURAL STRENGTH
GLASS
GRAPHENE
OXIDES
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE