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Multiscale fiber‐reinforced composites prepared by vacuum‐assisted resin transfer molding
Author(s) -
Song Young Seok
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.20301
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , aramid , epoxy , flexural strength , transfer molding , carbon nanotube , nanocomposite , molding (decorative) , fiber , flexural modulus , dispersion (optics) , mold , physics , optics
Carbon nanotube (CNT)/aramid fiber epoxy composites were produced using a new manufacturing method proposed in this study. The rheological and morphological experiments of the CNT/PEO nanocomposites indicates that the PEO nanocomposites have a good dispersion state of the CNTs. The flexural mechanical properties of the aramid fiber/CNT epoxy composites were measured. The CNTs dispersed in the epoxy resin between the aramid fibers were observed using field emission scanning electron miscroscope (FESEM). It was found that the flexural properties of the multiscale fiber‐reinforced composites were higher than those of aramid fiber/epoxy composites. POLYM. COMPOS., 28:458–461, 2007. © 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers.