Enhancement of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite Electrical, Optical and Thermal properties by using different types of Nano-Additives.

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

1 Faculty of Engineering, Misr for Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt.

2 Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Shobra, Cairo, Egypt.

3 space technology center STC, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

The electrical, optical and thermal properties of the carbon fiber/Epoxy composite were studied after the addition of nano-particles to be used in space application. Three different nano-particle (Al₂O₃, MWCNT, and RGO) were used to be dispersed in the epoxy matrix. The optical, thermal and electrical properties were tested by UV-visible Spectroscopy, Photo acoustic spectroscopy (PA)and Keithley 2635A respectively. The results revealed an enhancement in the electrical, optical and thermal properties of epoxy matrix after the addition of nano-particles.