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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| author | Vishwesh Dikshit Somen K. Bhudolia Sunil C. Joshi |
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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-1a33ded0af984907bf504606f2bab6e62022-12-22T02:18:48ZengMDPI AGFibers2079-64392017-10-01543810.3390/fib5040038fib5040038Multiscale Polymer Composites: A Review of the Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ImprovementVishwesh Dikshit0Somen K. Bhudolia1Sunil C. Joshi2School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, SingaporeSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, SingaporeSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, SingaporeComposite 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/5/4/38interlaminar fracture toughnessCNTscarbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminatesdelamination |
| spellingShingle | Vishwesh Dikshit Somen K. Bhudolia Sunil C. Joshi Multiscale Polymer Composites: A Review of the Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Improvement Fibers interlaminar fracture toughness CNTs carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates delamination |
| title | 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_short | Multiscale Polymer Composites: A Review of the Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Improvement |
| title_sort | multiscale polymer composites a review of the interlaminar fracture toughness improvement |
| topic | interlaminar fracture toughness CNTs carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates delamination |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/5/4/38 |
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