The purpose of this research is to experimentally and numerically evaluate the mechanical performance of carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced polymer composites subjected to tension in a cryogenic environment. Cryogenic tensile tests were conducted on CNT/polycarbonate composites to identify the effects of CNTs on their tensile properties. Finite element computations were also conducted using a model for the representative volume element (RVE) of CNT-reinforced composites in order to determine the effective composite elastic modulus and the stress state within the composites. The possible existence of the imperfect interface bonding between the CNT and the matrix was considered in the finite element model. The CNT properties used in the analysis were obtained by employing an analytical molecular structural mechanics model. The numerical findings were then correlated with the experimental results.
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This work examines the cryogenic bending response of carbon nanotube (CNT)-based polymer composites through experiments and multiscale simulations. Flexural tests on CNT/polycarbonate composites were performed at cryogenic temperatures. Multiscale analysis was also performed to predict the composite behavior at cryogenic temperatures. The variations of the mechanical response with the interfacial damage state were discussed, and the simulation results were utilized to understand the experimental observations.
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