Abstract
The influence of adding different types of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on mechanical (tensile strength and impact strength), thermo-mechanical (storage modulus, loss modulus and damping factor) and thermal properties (thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry analysis) of fabric-reinforced polyester-based composite structures are analyzed in this study. Jute, E-glass and carbon fabrics are preferred as the reinforcement materials. Four-plied fabric-reinforced composites are fabricated using vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding technique. Results indicate that adding different types of multi-walled carbon nanotubes have increasing effect on mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties of composite structures; however, they have barely effect on thermal properties. Pristine multi-walled carbon nanotube-added specimens show higher mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties compared to functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube-added samples.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 692-715 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Journal of Industrial Textiles |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2019.
Funding
The authors are thankful to TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) for 2211 PhD Scholarship Program and 2214 A International Doctoral Research Fellowship Program.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| TUBITAK | |
| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu |
Keywords
- carbon nanotubes
- mechanical properties
- Textiles
- thermal properties