Graphene-based high-performance pseudo-ductile glass-carbon/epoxy composites

Islam, MH, Afroj, S and Karim, N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4426-8995, 2024. Graphene-based high-performance pseudo-ductile glass-carbon/epoxy composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 180: 108086. ISSN 1359-835X

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Abstract

High-performance fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites offer outstanding specific strength and stiffness. However, their inherent brittleness can result in sudden and catastrophic failure without adequate warning, making them unsuitable for many applications. To overcome this limitation, we developed graphene-based glass-carbon FRP hybrid composites with excellent pseudo-ductile properties. Our method involves coating glass and carbon fibre fabrics with graphene-based materials using a scalable pad-dry-cure technique, followed by epoxy matrix reinforcement via vacuum-assisted resin infusion (VARI). Tensile and flexural tests reveal remarkable pseudo-ductile behaviour, with 1 wt% GNP-coated composites showing approximately ∼ 17.05 % higher Young's modulus, ∼18.52 % higher ultimate failure stress, and ∼ 31.73 % higher strain% compared to glass-carbon/epoxy hybrids. By enabling the manufacture of high-performance pseudo-ductile composites at scale using a cost-effective manufacturing method, these composites hold significant potential for next-generation applications.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
Creators:	Islam, M.H., Afroj, S. and Karim, N.
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
Date:	May 2024
Volume:	180
ISSN:	1359-835X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108086 DOI 1865363 Other
Rights:	© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham School of Art & Design
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	22 Feb 2024 09:50
Last Modified:	22 Feb 2024 09:50
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/50916

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