The effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion

In this paper, the effects of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on glass fiber composite processing by incorporating them into epoxy resin were investigated. GO was synthesized from graphite powder and was mixed with epoxy resin. Three different GO contents of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 wt% were used. Epoxy...

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Main Authors: Umer, R., Li, Y., Dong, Yu, Haroosh, Hazim Jasim Mohammed, Liao, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45989
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author Umer, R.
Li, Y.
Dong, Yu
Haroosh, Hazim Jasim Mohammed
Liao, K.
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Li, Y.
Dong, Yu
Haroosh, Hazim Jasim Mohammed
Liao, K.
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description In this paper, the effects of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on glass fiber composite processing by incorporating them into epoxy resin were investigated. GO was synthesized from graphite powder and was mixed with epoxy resin. Three different GO contents of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 wt% were used. Epoxy/GO samples were tested for rheology and cure kinetics to evaluate the effects of GO content on important resin infusion processing parameters. The results show that adding GO to neat epoxy resin increased the viscosity and affected the resin cure reaction by reducing the resin gel time. After that, glass fiber composites were prepared using the resin infusion process. Samples with 0.2 wt% GO result in very slow resin infiltration time with premature resin gelation. A 30 % increase in flexural strength and a 21 % increase in flexural modulus are manifested by adding GO as the secondary reinforcement to glass fiber composites.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-459892019-02-19T05:35:18Z The effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion Umer, R. Li, Y. Dong, Yu Haroosh, Hazim Jasim Mohammed Liao, K. In this paper, the effects of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on glass fiber composite processing by incorporating them into epoxy resin were investigated. GO was synthesized from graphite powder and was mixed with epoxy resin. Three different GO contents of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 wt% were used. Epoxy/GO samples were tested for rheology and cure kinetics to evaluate the effects of GO content on important resin infusion processing parameters. The results show that adding GO to neat epoxy resin increased the viscosity and affected the resin cure reaction by reducing the resin gel time. After that, glass fiber composites were prepared using the resin infusion process. Samples with 0.2 wt% GO result in very slow resin infiltration time with premature resin gelation. A 30 % increase in flexural strength and a 21 % increase in flexural modulus are manifested by adding GO as the secondary reinforcement to glass fiber composites. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45989 10.1007/s00170-015-7427-1 Springer fulltext
spellingShingle Umer, R.
Li, Y.
Dong, Yu
Haroosh, Hazim Jasim Mohammed
Liao, K.
The effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion
title The effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion
title_full The effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion
title_fullStr The effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion
title_full_unstemmed The effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion
title_short The effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion
title_sort effect of graphene oxide (go) nanoparticles on the processing of epoxy/glass fiber composites using resin infusion
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45989