TY - JOUR
T1 - Graphene/epoxy nanocomposites for improved fracture toughness
T2 - A focused review on toughening mechanism
AU - Khalid, Muhammad Yasir
AU - Kamal, Abdallah
AU - Otabil, Adam
AU - Mamoun, Omar
AU - Liao, Kin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/11/15
Y1 - 2023/11/15
N2 - Researchers commend various carbon-based nanomaterials including graphene for their two-dimensional (2D) planar structure, functionalization abilities, high surface area, and outstanding mechanical,electrical, and thermal properties. The research community has witnessed tremendous development in graphene-based nanocomposites for their remarkable role in improving mechanical properties. Some recent developments in graphene/epoxy nanocomposites that are pertinent to their fracture toughness have been covered in this review. This review offers a useful database for various percentages of graphene in epoxy composites and their subsequent effect on fracture toughness for the further innovation in the proposed area. It was discovered that the total fracture toughness of graphene/epoxy composites improved thanks to the large deformation zone generated in graphene/epoxy composites, crack pinning, and crack deflections. It is expected that this review would offer a deep understanding to develop highly tough graphene/epoxy nanocomposites for a variety of prevailing applications including (but not limited to) aircraft structures, automotive, smart sensors, biomedical, construction and energy storage.
AB - Researchers commend various carbon-based nanomaterials including graphene for their two-dimensional (2D) planar structure, functionalization abilities, high surface area, and outstanding mechanical,electrical, and thermal properties. The research community has witnessed tremendous development in graphene-based nanocomposites for their remarkable role in improving mechanical properties. Some recent developments in graphene/epoxy nanocomposites that are pertinent to their fracture toughness have been covered in this review. This review offers a useful database for various percentages of graphene in epoxy composites and their subsequent effect on fracture toughness for the further innovation in the proposed area. It was discovered that the total fracture toughness of graphene/epoxy composites improved thanks to the large deformation zone generated in graphene/epoxy composites, crack pinning, and crack deflections. It is expected that this review would offer a deep understanding to develop highly tough graphene/epoxy nanocomposites for a variety of prevailing applications including (but not limited to) aircraft structures, automotive, smart sensors, biomedical, construction and energy storage.
KW - Epoxy
KW - Fracture toughness
KW - Graphene
KW - Nanocomposites
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85165582201&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ceja.2023.100537
DO - 10.1016/j.ceja.2023.100537
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85165582201
SN - 2666-8211
VL - 16
JO - Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
JF - Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
M1 - 100537
ER -