Enhancement of the interlaminar fracture toughness and damping properties of carbon fiber reinforced composites using cellulose nanofiber interleaves

X Zhu, Y Li, T Yu, Z Zhang - Composites Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), with excellent mechanical properties, could be obtained from
plant fibers and prepared by the combined mechanical and chemical methods. Waterborne …

Improved interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon fiber/epoxy composites with a multiscale cellulose fiber interlayer

Z Zhang, K Fu, Y Li - Composites Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a multiscale cellulose fiber interlayer consisting of chopped flax fibers (FFs) and
cellulose nanofiber (CNFs) was proposed for enhancing the interlaminar fracture toughness …

Interlaminar toughening in flax fiber-reinforced composites interleaved with carbon nanotube buckypaper

C Chen, Y Li, T Yu - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Natural fiber-reinforced composites have advantages such as light weight, unique
mechanical properties, good sound absorption, and heat isolation performances. However …

Improvement of interlaminar fracture toughness in carbon fiber/epoxy composites with carbon nanotubes/polysulfone interleaves

N Zheng, Y Huang, HY Liu, J Gao, YW Mai - Composites Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber/epoxy (CF/EP) composites have been widely used as structural materials in
many aerospace applications owing to their superior specific strength and specific elastic …

Improved interlaminar shear properties of multiscale carbon fiber composites with bucky paper interleaves made from carbon nanofibers

SU Khan, JK Kim - Carbon, 2012 - Elsevier
The effects of bucky paper interleaves made from carbon nanofibers on interlaminar shear
properties of carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRPs) are studied. The study includes …

Effect of nanomaterial on mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of woven carbon fabric reinforced polymer composites

VK Srivastava, T Gries, D Veit, T Quadflieg… - Engineering Fracture …, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites exhibit limited fracture toughness due
to characteristic of interlaminar fibre-matrix cracking and delamination. This paper described …

Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon nanotubes/epoxy film-interleaved carbon fiber composites

YC Shin, WI Lee, HS Kim - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the demand for composite materials in various industries such as
aerospace, defense, and automotive industries has increased significantly. Furthermore, the …

Effects of carbon nanotubes on the interlaminar shear strength and fracture toughness of carbon fiber composite laminates: a review

C Zhang, G Zhang, XP Shi, X Wang - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
The interlaminar mechanical properties of composites are important parameters for the
application of laminates, and many scholars have applied carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a …

Interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP laminates incorporating multi-walled carbon nanotubes

E Borowski, E Soliman, UF Kandil, M Reda Taha - Polymers, 2015 - mdpi.com
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates exhibit limited fracture toughness due to
characteristic interlaminar fiber-matrix cracking and delamination. In this article, we …

Mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP laminates toughened by carbon nanofiber interlayer

M Arai, Y Noro, K Sugimoto, M Endo - Composites Science and Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
Interlaminar fracture toughness for mode I and II deformation were investigated for carbon
fiber (CF)/epoxy laminates toughened by a carbon nanofiber/epoxy interlayer. Vapor grown …