Abstract
The behaviour of hybrid and nancomposites is influenced by the material interactions during processing, and by the damages/defects in the molecular configurations of the associated constituent materials. This paper presents the molecular dynamics modelling of the material interactions that exist during the processing of an epoxy-glass fibre-alumina nano particulate hybrid composite. Modeling analysis results indicate that functionalization of alumina with silane T2MEVS (Tris2-Methoxyethoxy Vinyl Silane) improved the silane-alumina adhesion with epoxy compared to the alumina-epoxy adhesion. In addition, the effects of the SWCNT molecular structure defects on the predicted mechanical properties of the CNT-Epoxy nano composite are presented. Modeling analyses indicate that damages/defects in the SWCNT structure lead to a reduction in the CNT-Epoxy nanocomposite properties.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials |
| Place of Publication | ita |
| Publisher | European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788888785332 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2012 |
| Event | 15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012 - Venice, Italy Duration: Jun 24 2012 → Jun 28 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Venice |
| Period | 06/24/12 → 06/28/12 |
Keywords
- Atomistic modeling
- Hybrid composites
- Material interactions
- Nanocomposites