Electrical and thermal property enhancement of fiber-reinforced polymer laminate composites through controlled implementation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

2012 ◽  
Vol 72 (16) ◽  
pp. 2009-2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Namiko Yamamoto ◽  
Roberto Guzman de Villoria ◽  
Brian L. Wardle
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermal Property ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Laminate Composites ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Effect of nanofiller on fibre laser drilling quality of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite laminates

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (4) ◽  
pp. 857-870
Author(s):  
Dhiraj Kumar ◽  
Kalyan Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Laser machining of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites is a challenging task due to a significant difference between physical and thermal properties of the constituent materials, i.e. polymer matrix and carbon fibres. This results in extended heat-affected zone (HAZ), taper kerf and poor surface finishing. This paper focuses on an investigation, attempting to minimise the divergence in the decomposition temperature of carbon fibres and epoxy resin by adding multi-walled carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix as a secondary reinforcement. High thermal conductivity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes increases the thermal diffusivity of polymer matrix, which in turn reduces the matrix recession. In addition, laser power and scan speed was also considered as an input parameter and their influence on output responses such as HAZ, taper angle and surface roughness has been studied. To analyse the effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the resultant thermal damage, an innovative technique, i.e. scanning acoustic microscopy was used. This technique provides a ply-by-ply damage analysis. C-scans of the top and bottom surface of the machined holes in the composite were also carried out. Further, micrographs of the holes were taken to analyse the quality of the holes using field-emission scanning electron microscope. The obtained results indicated that HAZ, taper angle and surface roughness of holes decreased by ∼30%, ∼47% and ∼43%, respectively, with 1.5 wt% multi-walled carbon nanotubes doped carbon fibre reinforced polymer laminates, when compared with the results obtained from experiments with neat carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite laminates.

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