Influence of Low Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical Properties of Araldite LY1564 SP

Khallaf, A. H.; Dawood, O. M.; Akl, E. Y.

doi:10.21608/erjsh.2019.406880

Influence of Low Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical Properties of Araldite LY1564 SP

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

¹ Mechanical Eng. Dept., Egyptian Academy for Engineering & Advanced Technology (EAE&AT) Affiliated to Ministry of Military Production.

² Mechanical Eng. Dept., Faculty of Engineering, University of Helwan, Helwan, Cairo, 11792.

³ Mechanical Eng. Dept., Faculty of Engineering, The British University in Egypt.

10.21608/erjsh.2019.406880

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate experimentally the behavior of polymer matrix (Araldite LY 1564 SP) to impact loads through modifying their mechanical properties by incorporating with a low range of Carbon Nanotubes content less than 1%. The tensile and impact tests were applied on the pure epoxy, as well as on carbon nanotubes epoxy composite with various carbon nanotubes ratios. The main results indicated that there is a significant effect of the carbon nanotubes on the polymer matrix composite. Tensile strength has been decreased with respect to the pure epoxy, and on the other hand, the impact resistance and the percentage elongation have been increased for all the percentages of the carbon nanotubes CNT. In addition, it is found that the highest impact resistance and elongation percentage was found at 0.2 wt. % CNT.

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