Effective elastic properties for carbon nanotube reinforced composites are obtained through a variety of micromechanics techniques. An embedded carbon nanotube  in  a  polymer  matrix  and  its surrounding  interphase  is  replaced with an equivalent fiber for  predicting  the  mechanical  properties of  the  carbon  nanotube/polymer composite. The effects of an interphase layer between the nan...

An effort is made to gain insight on the effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the impact response of carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRs) under low velocity impact. Certain amount of CNTs could lead improvements in mechanical properties of composites. In the present investigation, ABAQUS/Explicit finite element code (FEM) is employed to investigate various damages modes of nano composites ...

Fibers and yarns based on carbon nanotubes (CNT) are emerging as a possible improvement over more traditional high strength carbon fibers used as reinforcement elements in composite materials. This is driven by a desire to translate the exceptional mechanical properties of individual CNT shells to achieve high performance macroscopic fibers and yarns. One of the central limitations in this appr...

Carbon fibers have multiple potential advantages in developing high-strength biomaterials with a density close to bone for better stress transfer and electrical properties that enhance tissue formation. As a breakthrough example in biomaterials, a 1.5 mm diameter bisphenol-epoxy/carbon-fiber-reinforced composite rod was compared for two weeks in a rat tibia model with a similar 1.5 mm diameter ...

Introduction Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are well known for their excellent mechanical and conductivity properties. These properties make SWCNTs ideal candidates as reinforcement elements in polymer composites [1]. In composite manufacturing, the main problem is the SWCNTs agglomeration in polymer matrix. This phenomenon limits the SWCNTs loading in composite fibers to 2-5 wt % of S...

Abstract—The main objective of this paper is study the influence of carbon nano-tubes fibers and nano silica fibers on the characteristic compressive strength and flexural strength on concrete and cement mortar. Twelve tested specimens were tested with square section its dimensions (4040 160) mm, divided into four groups. The first and second group studied the effect of carbon nano-tubes (CNT...

In this study, carbon nano fibers (CNFs) were mixed into epoxy resin through a magnetic stirrer and again mixed using ultra sonicator. Using hand layup technique, biaxial braided fiber composites were prepared with unfilled, 0.2, 0.5 and 1 wt% CNF. Tensile test and shear test was performed to identify the tensile strength and shear strength of the composites. Fractured surface of the tensile sp...

Aligning multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) with the direction of load is desirable for maximizing tensile reinforcement in composites. This has been accomplished by spinning composite fibers containing MWNTs[1]. The shear and elongational flow fields inherent to fiber processing cause the MWNTs to align with the fiber axis. Efficient stress transfer from the matrix to the MWNTs is also a cruci...