Abstract
In this study, we investigated the peculiarities of moisture absorption and moisture-induced effects on the elastic and viscoelastic flexural properties of epoxy resin and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) filled with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Short-term cyclic creep-recovery tests of moistened epoxy and CFRP filled with MWCNTs revealed improvements in creep resistance for both materials. The addition of MWCNTs to the epoxy resin suppressed the moisture absorption by the material, causing a reduction in the diffusion coefficient by 31% and equilibrium moisture content by 15%. The addition of MWCNTs reduced the flexural strength of moistened epoxy and CFRP samples by approximately half, and also lowered the flexural modulus by ∼1.4 and ∼3 times, elastic strain by 1.25 and 1.04 times, viscoelastic strain by 1.39 and 1.03 times, and plastic strain by 2.68 and 1.60 times, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 522-527 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing |
| Volume | 90 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords*
- A. Carbon fibres
- A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
- B. Creep
- D. Moisture
Field of Science*
- 2.5 Materials engineering
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database