Dynamic Joining of Polymer Composites to Metals

Author(s):  
Thomas J. Whitney ◽  
David Bettinger

Joining polymer matrix composites to metal, such as stainless steel for structural loading, requires the resolution of inherent differences in joining characteristics of each material. The missing element is a material that would be an intermediary between the metal and the composite. The ideal intermediate material would be weldable, as hard as steel, but able to pick up the fiber stress of the composite. Energy absorption through plastic behavior of the joint would also be desired.

2018 ◽  
Vol 772 ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Takashi Amemiya ◽  
Toshiyuki Yasuhara

Since CNTs (carbon nanotubes) have excellent electrical and mechanical characteristics, their application as fillers for polymer matrix composites is expected to have great potential. The purpose of this study is to clarify the effect of CNT’s crystallinity quality, which is given by high temperature treatment (i.e. annealing), on the properties of CNT/polymer composites. In this study, double wall type CNT (DWNT) and multi wall type CNT (MWNT) were used and heat treated at up to 2000°C to achieve highly improved crystallinity. Electrical and mechanical properties of the CNT/polymer composites were compared with the various CNT’s crystallinity qualities as measured by ID/IG ratios. As a result, although the composites with higher quality CNTs showed considerably lower surface resistivities, however the same composites had lower Young's modulus and tensile strengths. The reason is thought to be that the high quality CNT has low surface activity and weak adhesion between the polymer and the CNT surface. This suggests that CNTs with higher quality do not always contribute to the improvement to the properties of CNT/polymer composites.


2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (15) ◽  
pp. 1011-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Vigneshwaran ◽  
M Uthayakumar ◽  
V Arumugaprabu ◽  
R Deepak Joel Johnson

In recent decade, polymer matrix composites were extensively used in various engineering applications owing to their advanced properties over conventional materials and enhanced performance. This motivated the researchers to generate an extensive study and research work on polymer composites. In recent studies, the erosion properties of the polymer composite attract increasing attention among researchers. The potential enhancement in the erosion resistance property of filled composites tempted the researchers to find the feasibility of using various filler materials in polymer matrix for specific erosion resistance applications. However, only limited numbers of literature are available concerning the tribological performance of the filled composite. Hence in this study, an objective was set to review the various literature that explain the erosion characteristics of filled composites.


Author(s):  
A. Krzyżak ◽  
E. Kosicka ◽  
R. Szczepaniak ◽  
T. Szymczak

Purpose: Carbon nanotubes are used in composite materials due to the improvement of (including tribological) properties of composites, especially thermoplastic matrix composites. This demonstrates the potential of CNTs and the validity of research on determining the impact of this type of reinforcement on the composite materials under development. Design/methodology/approach: The article presents selected results of research on polymer composites made of C.E.S. R70 resin, C.E.S. H72 hardener with the addition of a physical friction modifier (CNTs) with a percentage by volume of 18.16% and 24.42%, respectively, which also acts as a reinforcement. The produced material was subjected to hardness measurements according to the Shore method and EDS analysis. The study of abrasive wear in reciprocating movement was carried out using the Taber Linear Abraser model 5750 tribotester and a precision weight. The surface topography of the composite material after tribological tests was determined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Some of the mentioned tests were carried out on samples made only of resin, used as the matrix of the tested polymer composite. Findings: Carbon nanotubes used in polymer matrix composites, including bisphenol A/F epoxy resin have an influence on the tribological properties of the material. The addition of carbon nanotubes contributed to a 24% increase in the Ra parameter relative to pure resin, to a level corresponding to rough grinding of steel. Research limitations/implications: The results of the tests indicate the need to continue research in order to optimize the composition of composites in terms of operating parameters of friction nodes in broadly understood aviation. Originality/value: The analysed literature did not find any studies on the impact of the addition of carbon nanotubes on epoxy resins based on bisphenol A/F. Due to the wide scope of application of such resins, the properties of such composite materials in which carbon nanotubes are the reinforcing phase have been investigated.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimuthu Wanasinghe ◽  
Farhad Aslani ◽  
Guowei Ma ◽  
Daryoush Habibi

Polymer matrix composites have generated a great deal of attention in recent decades in various fields due to numerous advantages polymer offer. The advancement of technology has led to stringent requirements in shielding materials as more and more electronic devices are known to cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) in other devices. The drive to fabricate alternative materials is generated by the shortcomings of the existing metallic panels. While polymers are more economical, easy to fabricate, and corrosion resistant, they are known to be inherent electrical insulators. Since high electrical conductivity is a sought after property of EMI shielding materials, polymers with fillers to increase their electrical conductivity are commonly investigated for EMI shielding. Recently, composites with nanofillers also have attracted attention due to the superior properties they provide compared to their micro counterparts. In this review polymer composites with various types of fillers have been analysed to assess the EMI shielding properties generated by each. Apart from the properties, the manufacturing processes and morphological properties of composites have been analysed in this review to find the best polymer matrix composites for EMI shielding.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
M. M. Rahman ◽  
D. R. Sarker ◽  
M. M. Rahman ◽  
M. O. Faruk

Carbon nanofiber (CNF) is a very useful additive for improving the performance of polymer matrix composites, but the performance has sometimes been interrupted by limits appear within composite processing. Recently, CNF based polymer composites are intensely considered as promising materials in many application fields, such as electrical devices, electrode materials for batteries, supercapacitors, sensors, etc. Among these, the electrical conductivity is always the first priority need to be considered. Polyaniline (PANI) and PANI-CNF composites are synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline monomers in acidic media. The electrical conductivity of PANI-CNF composites were found varies with the degree of amount of CNF under the effect of multiple factors such as the concentration of aniline monomer, reaction media, oxidant, reaction temperature, reaction time, etc. The maximum electrical conductivity was found 3.7131 S/cm of the PANI-CNF composite coming from the polymerization of aniline with 0.05 g CNF. The results of the synthesis also demonstrated that CNF can be an effective material to prepare electrically conducting polymer composites with ordered nanostructures.


2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 961-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Neves Monteiro ◽  
Kestur Gundappa Satyanarayana ◽  
Felipe Perissé Duarte Lopes

A statistical evaluation based on the Weibull method was performed to correlate the mechanical properties and the diameter of different lignocellulosic fibers. The sisal, rami and curaua fibers were found to have a hyperbolic correlation between their ultimate strength and diameter. This permitted to select thinner high strength fibers, with over 1000 MPa, as reinforcement for the strongest polymer composites ever fabricated with these fibers. A structural analysis was conducted by electron microscopy to identify the strengthening mechanism for both, the high performance fiber and their improved polymer composites.


2020 ◽  
pp. 096739112097141
Author(s):  
Kiran Shahapurkar ◽  
Vaibhav Darekar ◽  
Rashmi Banjan ◽  
Ningappa Nidasosi ◽  
Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar

Solid particle erosion of polymer matrix composites filled with naturally available and environment pollutant fillers have not been studied to the same level as for metals or ceramics and is focus of the present study. In this article, review of the research associated with the erosion response of polymer composites is presented. Particulate polymer composites are employed extensively owing to their enhanced specific properties and tribological response. Particulate filler particles such as environmental pollutants and naturally available ones need to be effectively incorporated in utilitarian applications so as to reduce land fill burden issues and other specific problems. Nevertheless, adequate data is not available in review articles on the erosion of fillers that are environment pollutants and thereby an ample amount of research can be carried out in this regard. Erosion behavior of polymer composites in particular has gained a lot of attention among researches in the recent decade. Viability of incorporating various fillers in polymer matrix for erosion resistive applications needs to be assessed so that the potential of these composites can be well understood. Therefore in this study, erosion response of polymer composites reinforced with fillers is reviewed with a focus on input parameters (impact velocity, impingement angle and erodent properties) and material properties (density).


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
K R Dinesh ◽  
Gururaj Hatti

Due to their cost effectiveness, greater strength and ease of fabrication, polymer composites are noticeable candidate almost in all areas. However, when they are used in their original form they possess very low wear resistance and hardness. The present investigation gives information on mechanical properties of polymer matrix composites where LDPE (Low density polyethylene) is used as polymer matrix and TiO2, Al2O3 and CaCO3 are used as reinforcements. The samples were prepared according to ASTM standards by injection moulding machine with varying percentage of reinforcements in polymer matrix. Tests viz., tensile, flexural impact are carried out.


Author(s):  
Shank S. Kulkarni ◽  
Alireza Tabarraei

We conduct a stochastic analysis to investigate the damping properties of polymer composites with viscoelastic matrix and elastic spherical inclusions. Since damping capability of polymer composites is directly related to the ratio of loss to storage modulus known as tan δ, we use computational homogenization techniques to investigate the effect of vibrational frequency, size and volume fraction of inclusions on tan δ. Our results show that tan δ is highly dependent on the frequency of vibrations as well as the volume fraction of inclusions. Our numerical analyses also show that tan δ is not sensitive to the size of inclusions as long as inclusions volume fraction remains the same.


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