Effect of Temperature on the Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polypropylene Composites
Finite element method (FEM) is used to analyze the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites. Firstly, polypropylene is assumed as a viscoelastic material, while carbon nanotubes are assumed as linear elastic materials to study the effect of temperatur...
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| description | Finite element method (FEM) is used to analyze the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites. Firstly, polypropylene is assumed as a viscoelastic material, while carbon nanotubes are assumed as linear elastic materials to study the effect of temperature on the mechanical properties of neat PP and CNT/PP nanocomposites. Secondly, to compare the viscoelastic properties of neat PP and CNT/PP nanocomposites, the relaxation time at a specific temperature is used to investigate the relaxation of the nanocomposites for fixed tensile displacements. Thirdly, the effect of CNT volume fraction on the viscoelastic properties of nanocomposites is studied at different temperatures. Finally, to better understand the stress distribution along the CNT axial direction, a single carbon nanotube is isolated in the matrix to compare the stress distribution with nonisolated CNTs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-abf79aa256f048d28bf018554f3c15d52025-08-20T03:39:13ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66304086630408Effect of Temperature on the Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polypropylene CompositesJun Huang0Denis Rodrigue1Ling Dong2College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Laval University, Quebec City G1V 0A6, CanadaSchool of Arts and Culture Communication, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006, ChinaFinite element method (FEM) is used to analyze the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites. Firstly, polypropylene is assumed as a viscoelastic material, while carbon nanotubes are assumed as linear elastic materials to study the effect of temperature on the mechanical properties of neat PP and CNT/PP nanocomposites. Secondly, to compare the viscoelastic properties of neat PP and CNT/PP nanocomposites, the relaxation time at a specific temperature is used to investigate the relaxation of the nanocomposites for fixed tensile displacements. Thirdly, the effect of CNT volume fraction on the viscoelastic properties of nanocomposites is studied at different temperatures. Finally, to better understand the stress distribution along the CNT axial direction, a single carbon nanotube is isolated in the matrix to compare the stress distribution with nonisolated CNTs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6630408 |
| spellingShingle | Jun Huang Denis Rodrigue Ling Dong Effect of Temperature on the Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polypropylene Composites Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Effect of Temperature on the Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polypropylene Composites |
| title_full | Effect of Temperature on the Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polypropylene Composites |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Temperature on the Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polypropylene Composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Temperature on the Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polypropylene Composites |
| title_short | Effect of Temperature on the Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polypropylene Composites |
| title_sort | effect of temperature on the viscoelastic properties of carbon nanotube reinforced polypropylene composites |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6630408 |
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