Journal
CARBON
Volume 95, Issue -, Pages 100-112Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.08.026
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- NASA under the Aeronautical Sciences Program [NNX11A072A]
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research under the Low Density Materials Program [FA9550-13-1-0030]
- Michigan Space Grant Consortium [2993583]
- NSF I/UCRC on Novel High Voltage/Temperature Materials and Structures [IIP-1362040]
- Michigan Technological University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
- Div Of Industrial Innovation & Partnersh
- Directorate For Engineering [1362040] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Because of the relatively high specific mechanical properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composite materials, they are often used as structural components in aerospace applications. Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) can be added to the epoxy matrix to improve the overall mechanical properties of the composite. The resulting GNP/carbon fiber/epoxy hybrid composites have been studied using multiscale modeling to determine the influence of GNP volume fraction, epoxy crosslink density, and GNP dispersion on the mechanical performance. The hierarchical multiscale modeling approach developed herein includes Molecular Dynamics (MD) and micromechanical modeling, and it is validated with experimental testing of the same hybrid composite material system. The results indicate that the multiscale modeling approach is accurate and provides physical insight into the composite mechanical behavior. Also, the results quantify the substantial impact of GNP volume fraction and dispersion on the transverse mechanical properties of the hybrid composite while the effect on the axial properties is shown to be insignificant. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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