Title
Effect of Carbon Nanofiber Heat Treatment on Physical Properties of Polymeric Nanocomposites—Part I
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Publication Source
Journal of Nanomaterials
Abstract
The definition of a nanocomposite material has broadened significantly to encompass a large variety of systems made of dissimilar components and mixed at the nanometer scale. The properties of nanocomposite materials also depend on the morphology, crystallinity, and interfacial characteristics of the individual constituents. In the current work, vapor-grown carbon nanofibers were subjected to varying heat-treatment temperatures.
The strength of adhesion between the nanofiber and an epoxy (thermoset) matrix was characterized by the flexural strength and modulus. Heat treatment to 1800C∘ demonstrated maximum improvement in mechanical properties over that of the neat resin, while heat-treatment to higher temperatures demonstrated a slight decrease in mechanical properties likely due to the elimination of potential bonding sites caused by the elimination of the truncated edges of the graphene layers.
Both the electrical and thermal properties of the resulting nanocomposites increased in conjunction with the increasing heat-treatment temperature.
Inclusive pages
1-6
ISBN/ISSN
1687-4110
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2007, Khalid Lafdi et al.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing
Volume
2007
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Lafdi, Khalid; Fox, William; Matzek, Matthew; and Yildiz, Emel, "Effect of Carbon Nanofiber Heat Treatment on Physical Properties of Polymeric Nanocomposites—Part I" (2007). Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications. 17.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cme_fac_pub/17
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Other Chemical Engineering Commons, Other Materials Science and Engineering Commons, Polymer and Organic Materials Commons
Comments
This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Permission documentation is on file.