Mechanical characterization of scalable cellulose nano-fiber based composites made using liquid composite molding process
| Autor: | Bamdad Barari, Thomas Ellingham, Lih-Sheng Turng, Rani Elhajjar, Ronald Sabo, Krishna M. Pillai, Issam I. Ghamhia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Materials science
Mechanical Engineering Composite number technology industry and agriculture 02 engineering and technology Molding (process) Dynamic mechanical analysis Epoxy 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0104 chemical sciences Contact angle Mechanics of Materials visual_art Ultimate tensile strength Ceramics and Composites visual_art.visual_art_medium Wetting Composite material 0210 nano-technology Curing (chemistry) |
| Zdroj: | Composites Part B: Engineering. 84:277-284 |
| ISSN: | 1359-8368 |
| Popis: | Plant derived cellulose nano-fibers (CNF) are a material with remarkable mechanical properties compared to other natural fibers. However, efforts to produce nano-composites on a large scale using CNF have yet to be investigated. In this study, scalable CNF nano-composites were made from isotropically porous CNF preforms using a freeze drying process. An improvised Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) process was used to make the nano-composites using a high bio-content ‘green’ epoxy resin. Formation of the freeze dried CNF preforms' porous network highly affects the mechanical properties of the composite, therefore mechanical testing was performed to characterize the effects of pore structure on global mechanical properties. The level of cure was investigated by comparing DSC results and the effect of curing on the composites was studied by tensile and dynamic mechanical analysis tests. The efficacy of silylation on the CNF preforms was analyzed with Water Contact Angle (WCA) measurements where the treatment led to hydrophobicity and hence better wettability by the non-polar resin. The causes of the failure in the composites were investigated using SEM analysis of the fractured surfaces. In general, silylation improved the infusion of resin into CNF preforms and resulted in better mechanical properties. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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