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Effect of carbon nanotube on cured shape of cross-ply polymer matrix nanocomposite laminates: analytical and experimental study

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Cured shape of cross-ply [02/902]T fiber-reinforced composite laminates and the effect of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical and thermal properties of laminates have been investigated. The nanocomposite laminate used in this study is composed of three phases: carbon fiber, polymer matrix and MWCNT. The volume fractions of 0%, 1%, 2% and 3% MWCNT were used to prepare nanocomposites. The mechanical and thermal properties of nanocomposites and fiber-reinforced nanocomposite laminates have been calculated by using analytical micromechanical models. Analytical micromechanical models were applied to determine the mechanical and thermal properties for two-phase nanocomposite composed of MWCNT and polymer matrix. The obtained mechanical and thermal data were considered as matrix properties and used in properties calculation of three-phase fiber-reinforced nanocomposite laminates. A developed model was used to determine curvature and the effect of MWCNT on the curvature in different specimens. Nonlinear relations have been considered for non-mid-plane strain equations. The addition of 1% volume fraction of MWCNT led to decreasing curvature and increasing critical size almost 14% and 9%, respectively, in different directions. The results were used to develop model and to compare with those calculated by Hyer model. Finally, unsymmetrical cross-ply [02/902]T laminates with different weight fractions of 0, 0.1%, 0.25% and 0.5% MWCNT were fabricated. The curvature of cured composite laminates, obtained by experimental study, was compared with that developed as Hyer models and good agreements were observed between the predicted model and experimental data. The experimentally predicted and developed model for the curvature of cross-ply [02/902]T fiber-reinforced nanocomposite laminates is better than the Hyer model.

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The authors are grateful for research support from Iran National Science Foundation, INSF, (Grant Number 96001615) and University of Kashan.

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Ghasemi, A.R., Fesharaki, M.M. Effect of carbon nanotube on cured shape of cross-ply polymer matrix nanocomposite laminates: analytical and experimental study. Iran Polym J 27, 965–977 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-018-0668-8

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