Simplified Transverse Young’s Modulus of Aligned Ribbon-Reinforced Composites by the Mechanics-of-Materials Approach

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teik Cheng Lim
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 168781401878528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zirong Luo ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Jianzhong Shang ◽  
Hong Zhu ◽  
Delei Fang

A modified rule of mixtures is required to account for the experimentally observed nonlinear variation of tensile strength. A modified Halpin–Tsai model was presented to predict the Young’s modulus of multiscale reinforced composites with both micron-sized and nano-sized reinforcements. In the composites, both micron-sized fillers—carbon fibers—and nano-sized fillers—rubber nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes—are added into the epoxy resin matrix. Carbon fibers can help epoxy resins increase both the tensile strength and Young’s modulus, while rubber nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes can improve the toughness without sacrificing other properties. Mechanical experiments and scanning electron microscopy observations were used to study the effects of the micron-sized and nano-sized reinforcements and their combination on tensile and toughness properties of the composites. The results showed that the combined use of multiscale reinforcements had synergetic effects on both the strength and the toughness of the composites.


BioResources ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Jiménez ◽  
Marc Delgado-Aguilar ◽  
Quim Tarrés ◽  
Germán Quintana ◽  
Pere Fullana-i-Palmer ◽  
...  

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (19) ◽  
pp. 3538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Mazur ◽  
Stanisław Kuciel

Biodegradable composites based on poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), reinforced with 7.5% or 15% by weight of wood fibers (WF) or basalt fibers (BF) were fabricated by injection molding. BF reinforced composites showed improvement in all properties, whereas WF composites showed an increase in Young’s modulus values, but a drop in strength and impact properties. When compared with the unmodified polymer, composites with 15% by weight of BF showed an increase of 74% in Young’s modulus and 41% in impact strength. Furthermore, the experimentally measured values of Young’s modulus were compared with values obtained in various theoretical micromechanical models. The Haplin-Kardas model was found to be in near approximation to the experimental data. The morphological aspect of the biocomposites was studied using scanning electron microscopy to obtain the distribution and interfacial adhesion of the fibers. Additionally, biodegradation tests of the biocomposites were performed in saline solution at 40 °C by studying the weight loss and mechanical properties. It was observed that the presence of fibers affects the rate of water absorption and the highest rate was seen for composites with 15% by weight of WF. This is dependent on the nature of the fiber. After both the first and second weeks mechanical properties decreased slightly about 10%.


2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 1516-1521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Bao An ◽  
Li Jia Feng ◽  
Chun Guang Lu

This paper presents a review of current research, both theoretical predictions and experimental measurements, on the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The emphasis has been given to the tensile strength and Young’s modulus. Deformabilities including buckling, bending, and twisting are also examined. The predicted and measured values of mechanical behaviors of CNTs are compared and an analysis on the variation of the values is made. The challenges facing the research of mechanical properties of CNTs are stated. CNT reinforced composites are involved as well in the paper. A thorough understanding of the properties of CNTs helps exploring full applications of this unique group of materials.


Author(s):  
Natalie Rauter ◽  
Rolf Lammering

AbstractIndentation tests are widely used to characterize the material properties of heterogeneous materials. So far there is no explicit analysis of the spatially distributed material properties for short fiber-reinforced composites on the mesoscale as well as a determination of the effective cross-section that is characterized by the obtained measurement results. Hence, the primary objective of this study is the characterization of short fiber-reinforced composites on the mesoscale. Furthermore, it is of interest to determine the corresponding area for which the obtained material parameters are valid. For the experimental investigation of local material properties of short fiber-reinforced composites, the Young’s modulus is obtained by indentation tests. The measured values of the Young’s modulus are compared to results gained by numerical simulation. The numerical model represents an actual microstructure derived from a micrograph of the used material. The analysis of the short fiber-reinforced material by indentation tests reveals the layered structure of the specimen induced by the injection molding process and the oriented material properties of the reinforced material are observed. In addition, the experimentally obtained values for Young’s modulus meet the results of a corresponding numerical analysis. Finally, it is shown, that the area characterized by the indentation test is 25 times larger than the actual projected area of the indentation tip. This leads to the conclusion that indentation tests are an appropriate tool to characterize short fiber-reinforced material on the mesoscale.


1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-288
Author(s):  
B.B. Sharma ◽  
Rajesh Sharma

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