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Simulation of Mechanical Properties of Bio‐ I nspired Ti O 2 / PE Nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Lasko Galina,
Burghard Zaklina,
Bill Joachim,
Schäfer Immanuel,
Weber Ulrich,
Schmauder Siegfried
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201200386
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocomposite , nanomaterials , composite material , toughness , modulus , composite number , fracture toughness , nanoparticle , young's modulus , nanotechnology
The extraordinary combination of strength and toughness attained by nature's highly sophisticated structural design in nacre has inspired the synthesis of novel layered nanomaterials. The object of the present paper is a nanostructured layered TiO 2 /PE‐composite, mimicking the nacre's structure. In the present work, the influence of the thickness ratio between organic and inorganic phases and the influence of mineral bridges on the Young's modulus of the composites is analyzed analytically and numerically. By application of these findings in a modeling approach, the mechanical properties of artificially produced materials can be predicted.