Carbon nanotubes are considered short fibers and the nanotube reinforced composites are always analogues of randomly distributed short fiber composites. In contrast, the real structural fibrous composites often contain fiber reinforcements where fibers run continuously through the matrix material. With the recent advance in nanotube growth, vertical arrays of nanotubes in macroscopic lengths have become available and this allows the fabrication of continuous nano-composites that are similar to the continuous fiber composites utilizing the nanotube arrays as the continuous reinforcement in the composites. This provides a chance to take full advantage of the extreme high modulus and strength for the nanotubes in structural composites. Here, this study fabricates continuous nanotube reinforced polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composites and shows that under compressive loadings such continuous nanotube composites can generate dramatic increase in the longitudinal modulus and also significantly enhanced damping capability.
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ASME 2008 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems
October 28–30, 2008
Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Aerospace Division
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978-0-7918-4331-4
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Continuous Carbon Nanotube-PDMS Composites
Jonghwan Suhr,
Jonghwan Suhr
University of Nevada - Reno, Reno, NV
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Jae-Soon Jang,
Jae-Soon Jang
University of Nevada - Reno, Reno, NV
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Victor Pushparaj,
Victor Pushparaj
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Rice University, Houston, TX
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Jonghwan Suhr
University of Nevada - Reno, Reno, NV
Lijie Ci
Rice University, Houston, TX
Jae-Soon Jang
University of Nevada - Reno, Reno, NV
Victor Pushparaj
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Rice University, Houston, TX
Paper No:
SMASIS2008-521, pp. 91-94; 4 pages
Published Online:
July 13, 2009
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Suhr, J, Ci, L, Jang, J, Pushparaj, V, & Ajayan, PM. "Continuous Carbon Nanotube-PDMS Composites." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Volume 1. Ellicott City, Maryland, USA. October 28–30, 2008. pp. 91-94. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2008-521
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