The dispersion effect of carbon nanofibers(CNFs) in aqueous solution and the mechanical properties, porosity, pore size distribution and microstructure of CNFs reinforced cement-based composites were investigated in t...The dispersion effect of carbon nanofibers(CNFs) in aqueous solution and the mechanical properties, porosity, pore size distribution and microstructure of CNFs reinforced cement-based composites were investigated in this paper. To achieve effective dispersion of CNFs, a method utilizing ultrasonic processing and a commercially surfactant were employed. CNFs were incorporated to cementitious materials with the addition of 0.1 wt% and 0.2 wt% of cement with a water/cement ratio of 0.35. The mechanical properties of CNFs/ cement composites were analyzed, the porosity and pore size distribution were characterized by 1H low field nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR), and the microstructure was observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The results indicate that the optimum concentration ratio of MC to CNFs is 2:1 for dispersing in aqueous solution. Moreover, in the field of mechanical properties, CNFs can improve the flexural strength and compressive strength. The increased mechanical properties and the decreased porosity of the matrices correspond to the increasing CNFs content and CNFs act as bridges and networks across cracks and voids.展开更多
In this study,carbon black(CB)powder-loaded polyurethane(PU)composites(CB-PU composites)were prepared by melt mixing method with different volume percentages(45,50,55,58 and 61 vol.%)of CB in the PU matrix.The prepare...In this study,carbon black(CB)powder-loaded polyurethane(PU)composites(CB-PU composites)were prepared by melt mixing method with different volume percentages(45,50,55,58 and 61 vol.%)of CB in the PU matrix.The prepared CB-PU composites had been further studied for surface morphology using the field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM)technique.Dielectric properties in terms of real permittivity(ε′)and imaginary permittivity(ε′′)of the fabricated composites were computed using an Agilent E8364B vector network analyzer in the frequency range of 8-12 GHz(X-band).Dielectric loss factor of the prepared CB-PU composites was computed in terms of the dielectric loss tangent(tanδ_(e)=ε′′/ε′).Microwave absorbing properties were appraised in terms of the reflection loss(RL)which in turn was calculated for varying thicknesses of the prepared composites from the measured real and imaginary permittivity data.The minimum RL was observed as−20.10 dB for the absorber with a thickness of 2.2 mm and the bandwidth achieved was 1.92 GHz for RL≤−10 dB.Based on the above results these CB-PU composites have potential use as effective microwave absorbers in 8-12-GHz(X-band)frequency range.展开更多
基金Funded by the the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51278086)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University by Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China(No.NCET-12-0084)+2 种基金Liaoning BaiQianWan Talents Program(No.2012921073)Dalian Plan Projects of Science and Technology(Nos.2012A13GX024 and 2013A16GX113)the Construction Safety and Environment State Key Laboratory Open Fund(No.201202)
文摘The dispersion effect of carbon nanofibers(CNFs) in aqueous solution and the mechanical properties, porosity, pore size distribution and microstructure of CNFs reinforced cement-based composites were investigated in this paper. To achieve effective dispersion of CNFs, a method utilizing ultrasonic processing and a commercially surfactant were employed. CNFs were incorporated to cementitious materials with the addition of 0.1 wt% and 0.2 wt% of cement with a water/cement ratio of 0.35. The mechanical properties of CNFs/ cement composites were analyzed, the porosity and pore size distribution were characterized by 1H low field nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR), and the microstructure was observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The results indicate that the optimum concentration ratio of MC to CNFs is 2:1 for dispersing in aqueous solution. Moreover, in the field of mechanical properties, CNFs can improve the flexural strength and compressive strength. The increased mechanical properties and the decreased porosity of the matrices correspond to the increasing CNFs content and CNFs act as bridges and networks across cracks and voids.
文摘In this study,carbon black(CB)powder-loaded polyurethane(PU)composites(CB-PU composites)were prepared by melt mixing method with different volume percentages(45,50,55,58 and 61 vol.%)of CB in the PU matrix.The prepared CB-PU composites had been further studied for surface morphology using the field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM)technique.Dielectric properties in terms of real permittivity(ε′)and imaginary permittivity(ε′′)of the fabricated composites were computed using an Agilent E8364B vector network analyzer in the frequency range of 8-12 GHz(X-band).Dielectric loss factor of the prepared CB-PU composites was computed in terms of the dielectric loss tangent(tanδ_(e)=ε′′/ε′).Microwave absorbing properties were appraised in terms of the reflection loss(RL)which in turn was calculated for varying thicknesses of the prepared composites from the measured real and imaginary permittivity data.The minimum RL was observed as−20.10 dB for the absorber with a thickness of 2.2 mm and the bandwidth achieved was 1.92 GHz for RL≤−10 dB.Based on the above results these CB-PU composites have potential use as effective microwave absorbers in 8-12-GHz(X-band)frequency range.
