SWNT composite coatings as a strain sensor on glass fibres in model epoxy composites |
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Authors: | Paweena Sureeyatanapas Robert J. Young |
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Affiliation: | Materials Science Centre, School of Materials, University of Manchester, Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HS, UK |
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Abstract: | The preparation of a model glass-fibre/epoxy composite with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) incorporated as a strain sensor on the fibre surface is described. A micromechanical study of stress transfer at the fibre–matrix interface followed using Raman spectroscopy properties is reported. The SWNTs were distributed along the fibre surface either by dispersing them in an amino-silane coupling agent or coating with an epoxy resin solution containing the SWNTs. The point-by-point mapping of the fibre strain in single fibre fragmentation tests has been undertaken for the first time using SWNTs on the fibres and the interfacial shear stress distribution along the fibre length was determined using the embedded SWNTs. The behaviour was found to be consistent with the classical shear-lag model. The effects of SWNT type and preparation procedure on the sensitivity of the technique were evaluated and optimized from single fibre deformation tests. |
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Keywords: | A. SWNTs A. Glass fibres B. Fragmentation B. Interfacial strength D. Raman spectroscopy |
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