Strain-rate-dependent mechanics and impact performance of epoxy-based nanocomposites

Mechanical characterisation; Nanocomposites; Nonlinear behaviour; Numerical simulation; Strain-rate-dependence; Epoxy-based nanocomposites; Fumed silicas; Impact performance; Mechanic performance; Mechanical characterizations; Mechanical impacts; Nonlinear behaviours; Silica nanotubes; Strain rate dependence; Strain-rate-dependent; Ceramics and Composites; Engineering (all)

Abstract :

[en] 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.

Disciplines :

Mechanical engineering

Author, co-author :

Tüfekci, Mertol; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Özkal, Burak; Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Maharaj, Chris; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Liu, Haibao; Centre for Aeronautics, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom

Dear, John P.; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Salles, Loïc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Mechanical aspects of turbomachinery and aerospace propulsion ; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Language :

English

Title :

Strain-rate-dependent mechanics and impact performance of epoxy-based nanocomposites

Publication date :

March 2023

Journal title :

Composites Science and Technology

ISSN :

0266-3538

eISSN :

1879-1050

Publisher :

Elsevier Ltd

Volume :

233

Pages :

109870

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0266353822006121?httpAccept=text/xml

Funding text :

Mertol Tüfekci would like to acknowledge the support of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (fund BİDEB 2213 2016/2 ) that makes this research possible.Mertol Tüfekci would like to acknowledge the support of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (fund BİDEB 2213 2016/2) that makes this research possible. The authors would like to thank Evonik for the courtesy of providing materials and Dr.Dr.-Ing. Stephan Sprenger for his helpful guidance. The authors would also like to acknowledge computational resources and support provided by the Imperial College Research Computing Service ( http://dx.doi.org/10.14469/hpc/2232).

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