Strain-rate-dependent mechanics and impact performance of epoxy-based nanocomposites
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Journal Article
Abstract
Strain-rate-dependent mechanical properties and impact performance of manufactured epoxy-based nanocomposites are investigated. As reinforcements, fumed silica (FS) and halloysite nanotube (HNT) are used alongside Albipox 1000 and Nanopox F700. First, the internal structures of the composites are visualised using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). To identify the strain-rate-dependent mechanical properties, three-point bend tests are conducted at three different strain rate levels. For the impact resistance, Charpy impact tests are performed. For further investigations of the mechanical properties of the composites, mean-field homogenisation (MFH) and finite element (FE) analyses on the representative volume elements (RVE) are performed for each type of composite material. Overall, the modelling and experiments are in good agreement and account for the mechanical behaviour of these epoxy-based nanocomposites.
Date Issued
2023-03
Date Acceptance
2022-12-08
Citation
Composites Science and Technology, 2023, 233, pp.1-17
ISSN
0266-3538
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
17
Journal / Book Title
Composites Science and Technology
Volume
233
Copyright Statement
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266353822006121?via%3Dihub
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
109870
Date Publish Online
2022-12-22