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Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Polymer Composites-Molecular Dynamics Approach

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Molecular dynamics simulation has been used to study the effect of carbon nanofiber (CNF) volume fraction (V f) and aspect ratio (l/d) on mechanical properties of CNF-reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites. Materials Studio 5.5 has been used as a tool for finding the modulus and damping in composites. CNF composition in PP was varied by volume from 0% to 16%. The aspect ratio of CNF was varied from l/d = 5 to l/d = 100. Results show that, with only 2% addition by volume of CNF in PP, E 11 increases 748%. Increase in E 22 is much less in comparison to the increase in E 11. With the increase in the CNF aspect ratio (l/d) up to l/d = 60, the longitudinal loss factor (η 11) decreases rapidly. The results of this study have been compared with those available in the literature.

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  1. E glass is alumino-borosilicate glass used in glass reinforced plastics.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India

    Sumit Sharma

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

    Rakesh Chandra & Pramod Kumar

  3. School of Mechanical, Materials & Energy Engineering (SMMEE), Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, India

    Navin Kumar

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Sharma, S., Chandra, R., Kumar, P. et al. Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Polymer Composites-Molecular Dynamics Approach. JOM 68, 1717–1727 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-016-1933-y

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