Carbon fiber composites are lightweight,high-strength engineered materials that can be 10 times stronger than steel and eight times stronger than aluminum at a fraction of the weight of these materials.Composite manuf...Carbon fiber composites are lightweight,high-strength engineered materials that can be 10 times stronger than steel and eight times stronger than aluminum at a fraction of the weight of these materials.Composite manufacture has become a growth area for Australia in the past decade,leading to new export markets.However,in order to maintain this lead and momentum,the key challenge to overcome is to increase the rate and lower the cost of production.This can only be achieved by using automation and digitalization to reduce slow and labor-intensive manual processes.展开更多
Graphene and its associated compounds have been identified as extraordinary structural nano-fillers that can tailor the properties of new polymer-based composites with specific functionalities.Graphene possesses perfe...Graphene and its associated compounds have been identified as extraordinary structural nano-fillers that can tailor the properties of new polymer-based composites with specific functionalities.Graphene possesses perfect 2D atomic architecture and has a large surface area that enhances the bonding,with tailored functional groups on its surface with polymer chains to form high strength composites.Recently,a lot of research has focused on developing composites with high specific strength,high electrical and thermal conductivities,high impact resistance,excellent energy storage capability and ability to maintain their strength at low-temperature environments by using graphene,graphene oxide(GO),reduced graphene oxide(rGO)or carbon nanotube/graphene.Ultimate goals are to design composites that can meet specific requirements for different engineering applications.In this paper,the discussion on all aspects in relation to the use of graphene and its associated compounds for advanced composites will be given in detail.The potentiality of using these materials for high-tech applications will be explored.Up to date,it has been proved that the use of graphene-based nanofillers does improve the mechanical,interfacial bonding,electrical,thermal and electromagnetic interference shield properties of polymer-based materials.Appropriately adding a small amount of these nanofillers do make a big difference to the properties of host materials.展开更多
文摘Carbon fiber composites are lightweight,high-strength engineered materials that can be 10 times stronger than steel and eight times stronger than aluminum at a fraction of the weight of these materials.Composite manufacture has become a growth area for Australia in the past decade,leading to new export markets.However,in order to maintain this lead and momentum,the key challenge to overcome is to increase the rate and lower the cost of production.This can only be achieved by using automation and digitalization to reduce slow and labor-intensive manual processes.
基金supported by the research grant from Swinburne University of Technology.
文摘Graphene and its associated compounds have been identified as extraordinary structural nano-fillers that can tailor the properties of new polymer-based composites with specific functionalities.Graphene possesses perfect 2D atomic architecture and has a large surface area that enhances the bonding,with tailored functional groups on its surface with polymer chains to form high strength composites.Recently,a lot of research has focused on developing composites with high specific strength,high electrical and thermal conductivities,high impact resistance,excellent energy storage capability and ability to maintain their strength at low-temperature environments by using graphene,graphene oxide(GO),reduced graphene oxide(rGO)or carbon nanotube/graphene.Ultimate goals are to design composites that can meet specific requirements for different engineering applications.In this paper,the discussion on all aspects in relation to the use of graphene and its associated compounds for advanced composites will be given in detail.The potentiality of using these materials for high-tech applications will be explored.Up to date,it has been proved that the use of graphene-based nanofillers does improve the mechanical,interfacial bonding,electrical,thermal and electromagnetic interference shield properties of polymer-based materials.Appropriately adding a small amount of these nanofillers do make a big difference to the properties of host materials.
