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COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Volume 92, Issue 6, Pages 1416-1422Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.11.017
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CNF; Resin transfer moulding (RTM); Mechanical/electrical properties
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A carbon nanofibre (CNF)-loaded polyester matrix was used to prepare glass reinforced plastic (GRP) composites by light resin transfer moulding (LRTM) process in two different ways. The CNF-resin dispersion was injected or applied as a gel-coat in the mould. The incorporation of CNF to the injected matrix produced an increase in the strength of the composites at any studied CNF composition. The CNF gel-coat only produced reinforcement at 2 wt.% CNF load. Electrical characterization showed volume resistivity values below 105 Q CM with only 0.5 wt.% CNF in the matrix. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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