Thermal properties of doubly reinforced fiberglass/epoxy composites with graphene nanoplatelets, graphene oxide and reduced-graphene oxide

A novel manufacturing method based on Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) was devised to incorporate carbon nanoparticles for the enhancement of thermal properties of multiscale laminates. Several graphene-based nanomaterials including graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), gr...

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Published inComposites. Part B, Engineering Vol. 164; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors Rafiee, M., Nitzsche, F., Laliberte, J., Hind, S., Robitaille, F., Labrosse, M.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2019
Subjects
Graphene
Multiscale composite laminates
polymer composites
Thermal conductivity
Thermal properties
Thermal properties
Thermal conductivity
Graphene
Multiscale composite laminates
polymer composites
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Summary:A novel manufacturing method based on Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) was devised to incorporate carbon nanoparticles for the enhancement of thermal properties of multiscale laminates. Several graphene-based nanomaterials including graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were used to modify the epoxy matrix and the surface of glass fibers. The thermal, rheological and morphological properties of the resulting glass fiber-reinforced multiscale composites were investigated. The thermal properties of the epoxy/nanoparticle composites were studied through thermal conductivity measurements, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA). The thermal characterization results showed that the introduction of GNPs, GO, rGO, and MWCNTs enhanced thermal conductivity. Compared with the neat epoxy/fiberglass composite control results, improvement in thermal conductivity of fiberglass/epoxy modified with MWCNTs 0.3%, GNPs 1%, GO 2% and rGO 0.042% were 8.8%, 12.6%, 8.2% and 4.1%, respectively. It was concluded that for the same volume fraction of nanoparticles, the thermal conductivity improvement in graphene nanoplatelets-modified composites is more pronounced compared with other nanoparticles. A better dispersion of nanoparticles and a better interfacial interaction between nanoparticles and epoxy are essential in enhancing the thermal conductivity of nanocomposite materials.
ISSN:1359-8368
1879-1069
DOI:10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.11.051