Growth of carbon nanotubes on carbon fibres and the tensile properties of resulting carbon fibre reinforced polypropylene composites

• Main Authors: Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Sayed Mohamed Zain, Sharifah Mazrah, Yunus, Robiah, Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: School of Engineering, Taylor's University College 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14932/1/Growth%20of%20carbon%20nanotubes%20on%20carbon%20fibres%20and%20the%20tensile%20properties%20of%20resulting%20carbon%20fibre%20reinforced%20polypropylene%20composites.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14932/; http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/V4Issue4.html
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Carbon nanotubes were grown directly on carbon fibres using the chemical vapor deposition technique. The effects of reaction temperature (800-900°C) and hydrogen gas flowrate (100-300 ml/min) on the morphology of the carbon nanotube coating were investigated. Carbon nanotubes produced were character...