Mitigating cryogenic microcracking in carbon-fibre reinforced polymer composites using negative thermal-expansion nanoparticles functionalized by a polydopamine coating

Mohammad S. Islam; Wenkai Chang; Zhao Sha; Jiawei Wang; Shuying Wu; L. R. Francis Rose; Anthony J. Kinloch; Chun H. Wang

doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110676

Mitigating cryogenic microcracking in carbon-fibre reinforced polymer composites using negative thermal-expansion nanoparticles functionalized by a polydopamine coating

Mohammad S. Islam, Wenkai Chang, Zhao Sha, Jiawei Wang, Shuying Wu, L. R. Francis Rose, Anthony J. Kinloch, Chun H. Wang^*

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Abstract

Herein, we report a new method of mitigating cryogenic microcracking in carbon-fibre reinforced-plastics (CFRPs) using a negative thermal-expansion nanomaterial, zirconium tungstate (ZrW₂O₈), to simultaneously reduce the thermal residual stresses and enhance the fracture energy of the epoxy matrix of CFRPs. The results show that 1 wt% of added ZrW₂O₈ nanoparticles functionalized by polydopamine can increase the fracture energy of the matrix material by 140%, reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion by 20% and, more importantly, enhance the interlaminar fracture energy of the resulting CFRP by about 100% at −196 °C. The ZrW₂O₈-modified matrix has been demonstrated to successfully prevent microcracking at −196 °C in a blocked cross-ply CFRP laminate with a [0₄/90₈/0₄] fibre architecture.

Original language	English
Article number	110676
Pages (from-to)	1-16
Number of pages	16
Journal	Composites Part B: Engineering
Volume	257
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110676
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2023

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Zirconium tungstate nanoparticles
Laminate toughening
Cryogenic applications
Fracture energy
Coefficient of thermal expansion

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Islam, M. S., Chang, W., Sha, Z., Wang, J., Wu, S., Rose, L. R. F., Kinloch, A. J., & Wang, C. H. (2023). Mitigating cryogenic microcracking in carbon-fibre reinforced polymer composites using negative thermal-expansion nanoparticles functionalized by a polydopamine coating. Composites Part B: Engineering, 257, 1-16. Article 110676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110676

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