Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 43, Issue 5, Pages 2298-2302Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.12.007
Keywords
Polymer-matrix composites; Mechanical properties; Surface treatments
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [2010-0023106]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2010-0023106] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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We investigated the effects of carbon nanotube (CNT) modification with silane on the flexural and fracture behaviors of modified carbon nanotube epoxy/basalt (CNT/epoxy/basalt) composites. Flexural and mode I fracture tests were performed using acid-treated and silane-treated CNT/epoxy/basalt composites, respectively. FT-IR analysis was conducted to determine the chemical change on the surface of basalt fiber due to the silane modification. After the fracture tests, the fracture surfaces of the CNT/epoxy/basalt composites were examined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to investigate the fracture mechanisms of the CNT/epoxy/basalt composites, depending on the CNT modification. The results show that the flexural modulus and strength of silane-treated CNT/epoxy/basalt composites are similar to 10% and similar to 14% greater, respectively, than those of acid-treated CNT/epoxy/basalt composites. The fracture toughness G(Ic) of silane-treated DU/epoxy/basalt composites was similar to 40% greater than that of acid-treated CNT/epoxy/basalt composites. SEM examination revealed that the improvement in the flexural and fracture properties of silane-treated CNT/epoxy/basalt composites occurred due to enhanced dispersion and interfacial interaction between the silane-modified CNTs and the epoxy. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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