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Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Graphene Oxide-Incorporated Woven Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite

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This study investigates the synergistic effects of graphene oxide (GO) on the woven carbon fiber (CF)-reinforced epoxy composites. The GO nanofiller was incorporated into the epoxy resin with variations in the content, and the CF/epoxy composites were manufactured using a vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding process and then cured at 70 and 120 °C. An analysis of the mechanical properties of the GO (0.2 wt.%)/CF/epoxy composites showed an improvement in the tensile strength, Young’s modulus, toughness, flexural strength and flexural modulus by ~ 34, 20, 83, 55 and 31%, respectively, when compared to the CF/epoxy composite. The dynamic mechanical analysis of the composites exhibited an enhancement of ~ 56, 114 and 22% in the storage modulus, loss modulus and damping capacity (tanδ), respectively, at its glass transition temperature. The fiber–matrix interaction was studied using a Cole–Cole plot analysis.

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The authors are thankful to the Director of CSIR-CMERI. The authors are also thankful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, for funding MEGA Institutional Project (ESC0112/RP-II/T2.3).

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  1. Surface Engineering and Tribology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur, 713209, India

    Nitai Chandra Adak, Suman Chhetri, Naresh Chandra Murmu, Pranab Samanta & Tapas Kuila

  2. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CMERI, Campus, Durgapur, 713209, India

    Nitai Chandra Adak, Suman Chhetri, Naresh Chandra Murmu, Pranab Samanta & Tapas Kuila

  3. Advanced Materials Institute of BIN Convergence Technology (BK21 Plus Global), Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea

    Nam Hoon Kim

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Adak, N.C., Chhetri, S., Kim, N.H. et al. Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Graphene Oxide-Incorporated Woven Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 1138–1147 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3201-5

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