Scalable high tensile modulus composite laminates using continuous carbon nanotube yarns for aerospace applications

CE Evers, B Vondrasek, CN Jolowsky… - ACS applied nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An approach is established for fabricating high-strength and high-stiffness composite
laminates with continuous carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns for scaled-up mechanical tests and …

Tensile performance and failure modes of continuous carbon nanotube yarns for composite applications

YS Dessureault, C Jolowsky, S Bell, S Spiric… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns have demonstrated promising mechanical properties and
scalability for composite applications. In this study, a commercially available continuous …

Undirectional carbon nanotube yarn/polymer composites

JW Kim, G Sauti, RA Wincheski, RJ Cano, BD Jensen… - 2018 - ntrs.nasa.gov
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are one-dimensional nanomaterials with outstanding electrical
and thermal conductivities and mechanical properties at the nanoscale. With these superior …

Key factors limiting carbon nanotube yarn strength: exploring processing-structure-property relationships

AM Beese, X Wei, S Sarkar, R Ramachandramoorthy… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Studies of carbon nanotube (CNT) based composites have been unable to translate the
extraordinary load-bearing capabilities of individual CNTs to macroscale composites such …

[HTML][HTML] Physical properties of industrially produced carbon nanotube yarns for use in structural nanocomposites

MN Durso, WJ Sawyer, AJ Hart - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Industrially-produced carbon nanotube (CNT) networks are a promising base for high-
performance, continuous CNT nanocomposites, motivating widespread use in research and …

Compressibility of nanofibre-grafted alumina fabric and yarns: Aligned carbon nanotube forests

SV Lomov, S Wicks, L Gorbatikh, I Verpoest… - Composites science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Growth of nanowires, particularly aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on fibre surfaces, is an
additive approach to micro/nanoscale reinforcement for realising hierarchical (or …

[PDF][PDF] Ultrastrong, stiff, and lightweight carbon‐nanotube fibers

X Zhang, Q Li, TG Holesinger, PN Arendt… - Advanced …, 2007 - academia.edu
From the stone ages to modern history, new materials have often been the enablers of
revolutionary technologies.[1] For a wide variety of envisioned applications in space …

Selective interbundle cross-linking for lightweight and superstrong carbon nanotube yarns

Y Jung, YS Cho, JH Park, JY Cheon, JW Lee… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, a range of carbon nanotube yarn (CNTY) architectures was examined and
controlled by chemical modification to gain a deeper understanding of CNTY load-bearing …

Hierarchical carbon nanotube carbon fiber unidirectional composites with preserved tensile and interfacial properties

R Li, N Lachman, P Florin, HD Wagner… - Composites Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Hybrid hierarchical carbon-nanotube (CNT)-based composites, such as radially-aligned
CNT arrays grown onto microfiber filaments, have significant potential to expand the …

Morphology-dependent load transfer governs the strength and failure mechanism of carbon nanotube yarns

A Rao, S Tawfick, M Bedewy, AJ Hart - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
The outstanding properties of individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have motivated interest
in CNT fibers and yarns for composite materials, high-strength conductors and …