Abstract
The tensile modulus of carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites was calculated with 3-D Finite Element Method. The effects of nanotube orientation and nanotube agglomeration on tensile modulus of the composites were investigated. The simulation results show that the tensile modulus of a nanotube reinforced composite drops sharply either when the nanotubes diverge from the applied load direction, or when the nanotube agglomerations are formed. This finding could explain why the predicted tensile modulus of a nanotube composite, based on the assumption that the nanotubes are fully isolated and aligned in polymer matrix, is much higher than the values obtained from experiments.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 2333-2337 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Event | ANTEC 2004 - Annual Technical Conference Proceedings - Chicago, IL., United States Duration: May 16 2004 → May 20 2004 |
Other
| Other | ANTEC 2004 - Annual Technical Conference Proceedings |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Chicago, IL. |
| Period | 5/16/04 → 5/20/04 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemical Engineering
- Polymers and Plastics
Keywords
- Composites
- Modeling
- Nanotube