Stress concentration effect on the fatigue properties of carbon nanotube/epoxy composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1687-1694

  Jen, Yi Ming ^a   Wang, Yung Chuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Fatigue; Nano structures; Stress concentrations

Indexed keywords

DUMBBELL TYPE; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; FATIGUE STRENGTH; HOLE SIZE; MATERIAL CONSTANT; MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; NOTCH SENSITIVITY; NOTCH-ROOT; STRESS CONCENTRATION EFFECTS; THROUGH HOLE; ULTIMATE STRENGTH;

CARBON NANOTUBES; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EID: 84862784818     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.036     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. P.C. Ma, J.K. Kim, and B.Z. Tang Effects of silane functionalization on the properties of carbon nanotubes/epoxy nanocomposites Compos Sci Technol 67 14 2007 2965 2972 (Pubitemid 47324220)
2. P.C. Ma, B.Z. Tang, and J.K. Kim Effect of CNT decoration with silver nanoparticles on electrical conductivity of CNT-polymer composites Carbon 46 11 2008 1497 1505
3. T.V. Kosmidou, A.S. Vatalis, and C.G. Delides Structural, mechanical and electrical characterization of epoxy-amine/carbon black nanocomposites Exp Polym Lett 2 5 2008 364 372
4. P.C. Ma, M.Y. Liu, J.K. Kim, and B.Z. Tang Development of electrically conducting nanocomposites by employing hybrid fillers of carbon nanotubes and carbon black ACS Appl Mater Interf 1 5 2009 1090 1096
5. P.C. Ma, N.A. Siddiqui, G. Marom, and J.K. Kim Dispersion and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for polymer-based nanocomposites: a review Compos Part A-Appl S 41 10 2010 1345 1367
6. A.M. Shanmugharaj, J.H. Bae, K.Y. Lee, W.H. Noh, S.H. Lee, and S.H. Ryu Physical and chemical characteristics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized with amino silane and its influence on the properties of natural rubber composites Compos Sci Technol 67 9 2007 1813 1822 (Pubitemid 46444632)
7. S.M. Yuen, C.C.M. Ma, Y.Y. Lin, and H.C. Kuan Preparation, morphology and properties of acid and amine modified multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyimide composite Compos Sci Technol 67 11-12 2007 2564 2573
8. H. Meng, G.X. Sui, P.F. Fang, and R. Yang Effects of acid- and diamine-modified MWNTs on the mechanical properties and crystallization behavior of polyamide 6 Polymer 49 2 2008 610 620
9. A.A. Koval'chuk, V.G. Shevchenko, A.N. Shchegolikhin, P.M. Nedorezova, A.N. Klyamkina, and A.M. Aladyshev Effect of carbon nanotube functionalization on the structural and mechanical properties of polypropylene/MWCNT composites Macromolecules 41 20 2008 7536 7542
10. M.T. Byrne, W.P. McNamee, and Y.K. Gun'ko Chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes for the mechanical reinforcement of polystyrene composites Nanotechnology 19 41 2008 415707
11. K.H. Kim, and W.H. Jo Improvement of tensile properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) by dispersing multi-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with poly(3-hexylthiophene)-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate) Compos Sci Technol 68 9 2008 2120 2124
12. B.X. Yang, J.H. Shi, X. Li, K.P. Pramoda, and S.H. Goh Mechanical reinforcement of poly(1-butene) using polypropylene-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes J Appl Polym Sci 113 1 2009 165 172
13. D. Qian, and E.C. Dickey Load transfer and deformation mechanisms in carbon nanotube polystyrene composites Appl Phys Lett 76 20 2000 2868 2870
14. B. Jiang, C. Liu, C. Zhang, B. Wang, and Z. Wang The effect of non-symmetric distribution of fiber orientation and aspect ratio on elastic properties of composites Compos Part B 38 1 2007 24 34 (Pubitemid 44293459)
15. L. Jin, C. Bower, and O. Zhou Alignment of carbon nanotubes in a polymer matrix by mechanical stretching Appl Phys Lett 73 9 1998 1197 1199 (Pubitemid 128671798)
16. T.D. Fornes, J.W. Baur, Y. Sabba, and E.L. Thomas Morphology and properties of melt-spun polycarbonate fibers containing single- and multi-wall carbon nanotubes Polymer 47 5 2006 1704 1714 (Pubitemid 43238213)
17. C. Park, J. Wilkinson, S. Banda, Z. Ounaies, K.E. Wise, and G. Sauti Aligned single-wall carbon nanotube polymer composites using an electric field J Polym Sci B 44 12 2006 1751 1762 (Pubitemid 43954701)
18. Y.F. Zhu, C. Ma, W. Zhang, R.P. Zhang, N. Koratkar, and J. Liang Alignment of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in bulk epoxy composites via electric field J Appl Phys 105 5 2009 054319
19. Y. Ren, F. Li, H.M. Cheng, and K. Liao Tension-tension fatigue behavior of unidirectional single-walled carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy composite Carbon 41 11 2003 2177 2179
20. Y. Ren, Y.Q. Fu, K. Liao, F. Li, and H.M. Cheng Fatigue failure mechanisms of single-walled carbon nanotube ropes embedded in epoxy Appl Phys Lett 84 15 2004 2811 2813
21. B. Marrs, R. Andrews, and D. Pienkowsli Multiwall carbon nanotubes enhance the fatigue performance physiologically maintained methyl methacrylate-styrene copolymer Carbon 45 11 2007 2098 2104 (Pubitemid 47241237)
22. N. Yu, Z.H. Zhang, and S.Y. He Fracture toughness and fatigue life of MWCNT/epoxy composites Mater Sci Eng A 494 1-2 2008 380 384
23. W. Zhang, R.C. Picu, and N. Koratkar Suppression of fatigue crack growth in carbon nanotube composites Appl Phys Lett 91 19 2007 193109
24. W. Zhang, A. Hoshi, Z. Wang, R.S. Kane, and N. Korakar Creep mitigation in composites using carbon nanotube additives Nanotechnology 18 18 2007 185703
25. Q. Zheng, Q. Xue, K. Yan, X. Gao, Q. Li, and L. Hao Influence of chirality on the interfacial bonding characteristics of carbon nanotube polymer composites J Appl Phys 103 4 2009 044302
26. W. Zhang, R.C. Picu, and N. Koratkar The effect of carbon nanotube dimensions and dispersion on the fatigue behavior of epoxy nanocomposites Nanotechnology 19 28 2008 285709
27. W. Hwang, and K.S. Han Fatigue of composites - fatigue modulus concept and life prediction J Comp Mater 20 2 1986 154 165 (Pubitemid 16522713)
28. S. Suresh Fatigue of materials 2nd ed. 1998 Cambridge University Press
29. Peterson RE. Relation between life testing and conventional tests of materials. Bulletin ASTM No. 133; March 1945.