Multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement

Composite materials are prone to delamination as they are weaker in the thickness direction. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are introduced as a multiscale reinforcement into the fiber reinforced polymer composites to suppress the delamination phenomenon. This review paper presents the detailed progress mad...

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Main Authors: Bhudolia, Somen Kumar, Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant, Dikshit, Vishwesh
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-885902023-03-04T17:16:53Z Multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement Bhudolia, Somen Kumar Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant Dikshit, Vishwesh School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Institute for Sports Research CNTs Interlaminar Fracture Toughness DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering Composite materials are prone to delamination as they are weaker in the thickness direction. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are introduced as a multiscale reinforcement into the fiber reinforced polymer composites to suppress the delamination phenomenon. This review paper presents the detailed progress made by the scientific and research community to-date in improving the Mode I and Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness (ILFT) by various methodologies including the effect of multiscale reinforcement. Methods of measuring the Mode I and Mode II fracture toughness of the composites along with the solutions to improve them are presented. The use of different methodologies and approaches along with their performance in enhancing the fracture toughness of the composites is summarized. The current state of polymer-fiber-nanotube composites and their future perspective are also deliberated. Published version 2018-09-05T09:01:33Z 2019-12-06T17:06:45Z 2018-09-05T09:01:33Z 2019-12-06T17:06:45Z 2017 Journal Article Dikshit, V., Bhudolia, S. K., & Joshi, S. C. (2017). Multiscale Polymer Composites : A Review of the Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Improvement. Fibers, 5(4), 38-. doi:10.3390/fib5040038 2079-6439 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88590 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45845 10.3390/fib5040038 en Fibers © 2017 by The Author(s). Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). application/pdf
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Interlaminar Fracture Toughness
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Interlaminar Fracture Toughness
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Bhudolia, Somen Kumar
Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant
Dikshit, Vishwesh
Multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement
description Composite materials are prone to delamination as they are weaker in the thickness direction. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are introduced as a multiscale reinforcement into the fiber reinforced polymer composites to suppress the delamination phenomenon. This review paper presents the detailed progress made by the scientific and research community to-date in improving the Mode I and Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness (ILFT) by various methodologies including the effect of multiscale reinforcement. Methods of measuring the Mode I and Mode II fracture toughness of the composites along with the solutions to improve them are presented. The use of different methodologies and approaches along with their performance in enhancing the fracture toughness of the composites is summarized. The current state of polymer-fiber-nanotube composites and their future perspective are also deliberated.
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Bhudolia, Somen Kumar
Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant
Dikshit, Vishwesh
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author Bhudolia, Somen Kumar
Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant
Dikshit, Vishwesh
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title Multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement
title_short Multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement
title_full Multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement
title_fullStr Multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement
title_full_unstemmed Multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement
title_sort multiscale polymer composites : a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement
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url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88590
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