Enhancement of Tensile Properties of Glass Fibre Epoxy Laminated Composites Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes interlayer using Electrospray Deposition

• Published in: Archives of metallurgy and materials Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 685 - 690
• Main Authors: Zakaria, Muhammad Razlan, Omar, Mohd Firdaus, Akil, Hazizan Md, Othman, Muhammad Bisyrul Hafi, Al Bakri Abdullah, Mohd Mustafa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw Polish Academy of Sciences 01-01-2022
• Subjects: Carbon; Carbon nanotubes; Electrodes; Emission analysis; epoxy laminated composites; Field emission microscopy; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; glass fibre; Glass-epoxy composites; hybrid material; Interlayers; Laminar composites; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity; Polymers; Scanning electron microscopy; Tensile properties; Tensile strength
• ISSN: 2300-1909; 1733-3490; 2300-1909
• DOI: 10.24425/amm.2022.137806

The introduction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) onto glass fibre (GF) to create a hierarchical structure of epoxy laminated composites has attracted considerable interest due to their merits in improving performance and multifunctionality. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) was used to analyze the woven hybrid GF-CNT. The results demonstrated that CNT was successfully deposited on the woven GF surface. Woven hybrid GF-CNT epoxy laminated composites were then prepared and compared with woven GF epoxy laminated composites in terms of their tensile properties. The results indicated that the tensile strength and tensile modulus of the woven hybrid GF-CNT epoxy laminated composites were improved by up to 9% and 8%, respectively compared to the woven hybrid GF epoxy laminated composites.