TY - GEN
T1 - Fabrication of graphene platelet (GPL)-Epoxy nanocomposites and characterization by nanoindentation
AU - Colak, Ozgen U.
AU - Zandiatashbar, Ardavan
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Main objective of this work is to manufacture the graphene platelet (GPL)-epoxy nanocomposite and to characterize the nanocomposite using nanoindentation technique. Thermal reduction of graphite oxide is the method used to obtain bulk quantities of graphene platelets (GPL) which comprise multiple graphene sheets. Dispersion of GPL in epoxy matrix is done with sonication and high speed shear mixing is used for mixing curing agent and resin. Following the manufacturing of graphene platelet-epoxy nanocomposites, characterization of the material was performed by nanoindentation. Nanoindentation experiments are performed under load or displacement control at different load/displacement rates to investigate rate dependent behavior of the nanocomposite. The primary mechanical properties obtained from the nanoindentation tests which are the hardness and the elasticity modulus are determined.
AB - Main objective of this work is to manufacture the graphene platelet (GPL)-epoxy nanocomposite and to characterize the nanocomposite using nanoindentation technique. Thermal reduction of graphite oxide is the method used to obtain bulk quantities of graphene platelets (GPL) which comprise multiple graphene sheets. Dispersion of GPL in epoxy matrix is done with sonication and high speed shear mixing is used for mixing curing agent and resin. Following the manufacturing of graphene platelet-epoxy nanocomposites, characterization of the material was performed by nanoindentation. Nanoindentation experiments are performed under load or displacement control at different load/displacement rates to investigate rate dependent behavior of the nanocomposite. The primary mechanical properties obtained from the nanoindentation tests which are the hardness and the elasticity modulus are determined.
KW - Graphene platelet (GPL)-epoxy nanocomposite
KW - Nanoindentation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84856962350
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.445.809
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.445.809
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84856962350
SN - 9783037853467
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 809
EP - 814
BT - Materials and Manufacturing Technologies XIV
T2 - 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, AMPT 2011
Y2 - 13 July 2011 through 16 July 2011
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