Impact of Carbon Nanotube Aspect Ratio and Dispersion on Epoxy Nanocomposite Performance

Shirley Zhiqi Shen; Stuart Bateman; Chi Huynh; Mel Dell'Olio; Stephen Hawkins; Wei Dong Yang; Qiang Yuan Yang; Ke Feng Cai

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.66.198

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Impact of Carbon Nanotube Aspect Ratio and Dispersion on Epoxy Nanocomposite Performance

Abstract:

This paper compared the effect of aspect ratios and dispersions of carbon nanotubes (CNT) made in CSIRO, with a broad range of aspect ratios with similar dimensions in diameter, on the electric conductivity, rheology and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis of multi-wall nanotubes (MWNT)/epoxy nanocomposites. A medium aspect ratio seems to be the most effective in conductive network formation in epoxy matrix and also provide best storage modulus of CNT/epoxy nanocomposites under providing processing conditions.