Effects of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) on thermal and interlaminar shear responses of E-glass/polyester composites

Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide (ZnO) filled glass fiber reinforced polyester composites

“…This is due to the fact that filler is preventing the movement of molecular chains of polyester at higher temperature, thus minimizing the weakening of the interface between filler and matrix. This finding is in accordance with the study by Hossain and co-workers [25]. It was determined from this analysis that the 3 wt.% of ZnO showed the weight loss up to 47.71% which was increased up to 49.79% for 4 wt.% of ZnO.…”

“…A major problem to use filler in polymeric composites is the aggregation of filler and stabilization of its dispersion. This problem is solved by mechanical agitation [24] and ultrasonication [17,25]. ZnO is inorganic filler and semiconductor material existing in a diversity of structures.…”

Interlayer toughening mechanisms of composite materials

“…Chen et al (2011) showed that the incorporation of CNF interlayers (made from electrospun PAN nanofibers) into composite laminates resulted in significant increases in both in-plane and out-of-plane plane properties. The capabilities of CNF as efficient interlayers were reported on several other studies in the literature, with special attention on the crack-bridging characteristics on Mode I (Palmeri et al, 2011;Yudin et al, 2008;Sadeghian et al, 2006;Rodriguez et al, 2011;Hossain et al, 2013).…”

Comparison of Quasi-Static and Dynamic Compressive Response of E-Glass/Polyester-CNF Nanocomposites

“…In particular, FRPs' through-the-thickness performance lacks some of the most demanding physical and mechanical property requirements for structural applications. Incorporation of inorganic fillers in the composites were found to be effective in improving mechanical, thermal, and other physical properties of these materials [2][3][4]. Many composite structures might be subjected to static and dynamic loading situations that include quasi-static and high strain rate compressive loading.…”

“…Good dispersion of nanoparticles can be achieved through processing techniques such as solution blending, shear mixing, in situ polymerization, ultrasonic cavitation, and high pressure mixing [4,[9][10][11][12][13].…”