Effects of Carbon-Nanotubes on the Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites

Authors

  • Ahmed A. Moosa Department of Materials Engineering Technology, Engineering Technical College, Baghdad, Middle Technical University Baghdad, Iraq Author
  • Ahmad Ramazani S. A Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran Author
  • Mohammed Nabil Ibrahim Department of Materials Engineering Technology, Engineering Technical College, Baghdad, Middle Technical University Baghdad, Iraq Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14741/

Keywords:

Epoxy, Mechanical Properties, Electrical conductivity, Nanocomposites, MWCNT /epoxy

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted tremendous interest as a nano-filler for epoxy nanocomposites due to their excellent properties. The efficient reinforcement has been largely limited by the agglomeration of these nano-fillers within epoxy matrix. In this work, shear mixing followed by sonication is used to prepare CNT/epoxy composites. The epoxy reinforced with functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (CNT/epoxy) composite was prepared by mixing (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) wt% FMWCNT with epoxy. The tensile properties, electrical conductivity and contact angle were measured. A remarkable improvement in the mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of epoxy composites is demonstrated.

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Published

2015-10-31

Issue

Vol.5, No.5 (Sep/Oct 2015)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Effects of Carbon-Nanotubes on the Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites. (2015). International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 5(5), 3253-3258. https://doi.org/10.14741/