• Carbon letters
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2013

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are increasingly attracting scientific and industrial interest because of their outstanding characteristics, such as a high Young's modulus and tensile strength, low density, and excellent electrical and thermal properties. The incorporation of CNTs into polymer matrices greatly improves the electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the materials. Surface modification of CNTs can improve their processibility and dispersion within the composites. This paper aims to review the surface modification of CNTs, processing technologies, and mechanical and electrical properties of CNT-based epoxy composites.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.2-6
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• 2010

탄소섬유/나일론 수지 복합재료의 계면결합력의 향상을 위해 폴리아크릴로니트릴(PAN)계 탄소섬유의 표면에 실란계, 설파이드계, 이미드계 계면결합제를 이용해서 사이징 처리를 수행하였으며, 사이징 처리된 탄소섬유의 젖음성과 표면자유에너지는 접촉각을 통해 확인하였다. 사이징 처리되어 제조된 복합재료의 기계적 계면물성은 임계응력세기인자를 통하여 확인하였으며, 파단실험 후 파단면은 주사전자현미경을 통해 관찰하였다. 실험결과 실란계로 사이징 처리된 탄소섬유가 다른 사이징 처리에 비해 표면자유에너지가 큰 것을 접촉각 측정을 통해 관찰하였다. 한편 사이징 처리된 탄소섬유 강화 나일론 복합재의 경우 미처리 탄소섬유를 이용한 복합재에 비해 높은 기계적 계면강도를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 섬유의 표면자유에너지가 탄소섬유와 나일론6 기지 사이의 계면결합력의 증대를 유도하여 복합재료의 기계적 계면강도가 증가된 것으로 판단된다.

• Composites Research
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.415-420
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• 2020

탄소섬유강화 플라스틱(CFRP)의 계면 특성은 복합재료의 전체적인 기계적 특성을 제어하므로 매우 중요하다. 이에 따라, 탄소나노튜브(CNT)로 탄소섬유(CF) 표면을 개질하는 것이 계면을 강화하기 위해 활발히 연구되고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 표면 개질 방법은 자체적으로 한계가 있다. 예를 들어, CVD 성장에서 탄소섬유의 CNT를 성장시키기 위해 600~1000℃ 범위의 고온을 적용해야 하며, 이는 탄소섬유 자체에 손상을 줄 수 있으므로 물성이 저하될 수 있다. 한편, 본 연구에서는, 폴리아마이드(PA) 610/CF/CNT 복합재가 PA610의 계면중합을 통해 제조되었으며, 유기계와 수계 사이의 계면에서 PA610/CNT 중합이 일어난다. 탄소섬유는 CNT가 균일하게 분산된 PA610으로 코팅되었다. 복합재 내에서의 CNT 분산상태는 주사전자현미경으로 관찰되었으며, 열중량 분석을 통해 복합재의 열안정성을 분석하였다. 그리고 섬유 뽑힘 시험을 통해 섬유와 기지 간의 계면 결합력을 측정하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.240-244
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• 1998

The analytical method was developed to calculate efficiency of densifying carbon/carbon (C/C) composites using coal tar pitch as a matrix precursor at each cyle. Three factors were defined in analyzing the densification process: impregnation efficiency, retention efficiency, and overall densification efficiency. The relationships developed were applied to the experimental results for three densification cycles of C/C composites with pitches as an impregnant to evaluate the factors which may depend on the impregnant and on the route of carbonization. The impregnation efficiency increased with the repeated process cycles whereas the retention efficiency decreased irrespective of the impregnant and carbonization route. Carbonization route P+A+G, in which pressure carbonizationl (P) and graphitization (G) were done before after atmospheric pressure carboniztion (A) respectively, using impregnant of high carbon yields was the most effective method in densifying C/C composites.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2008

탄소나노튜브는 전기적, 기계적, 열적 특성면에서 모두 탁월한 물성을 나타냄에 따라 복합체 분야에서 가장 이상적인 나노충전재료로 여겨지고 있다. 그에 따라 탄소나노튜브 복합체는 전도성재료, 고강도 경량 특성의 구조재료, 다기능 복합재료 등의 응용에 있어서 그 활용도가 높아지고 있다. 본 총설에서는 탄소나노튜브의 제조방법, 개질, 탄소나노튜브 복합체의 다양한 특성 및 응용 분야에 대한 최근 연구 동향을 설명하고 탄소나노튜브 복합체 상업화에 있어서 앞으로 나아갈 방향에 대하여 다룬다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2015

This paper investigates the change of the percolation threshold in the carbon powder-filled polystyrene matrix composites based on the experimental results of changes in the resistivity and relative permittivity of the carbon powder filling, the electric field dependence of the current, and the critical exponent of conductivity. In this research, the percolation behavior, the critical exponent of resistivity, and electrical conduction mechanism of the carbon powder-filled polystyrene matrix composites are discussed based on a study of the overall change in the resistivity. It was found that the formation of infinite clusters is interrupted by a tunneling gap in the volume fraction of the carbon powder filling, where the change in the resistivity is extremely large. In addition, it was found that the critical exponent of conductivity for the universal law of conductivity is satisfied if the percolation threshold is estimated at the volume fraction of carbon powder where non-ohmic current behavior becomes ohmic. It was considered that the mechanism for changing the gaps between the carbon powder aggregates into ohmic contacts is identical to that of the connecting conducting phases above the percolation threshold in a random resister network system. The electric field dependence is discussed with a tunneling mechanism. It is concluded that the percolation threshold should be defined at this volume fraction (the second transition of resistivity for the carbon powder-filled polystyrene matrix composites) of carbon powder.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2021

In this study, the electrical and mechanical properties of carbon polymer composites, which have been gradually increasing in use in various fields, were investigated, and environment-friendly carbon nanofiber/waterborne polyurethane composites were prepared. Carbon nanofibers (diameter = approximately 100-300 mm) were synthesized using a relatively simple CVD process, obtaining a carbon material for application in ultrathin planar heating films and EMP shielding films in the future. The carbon nanofiber was dispersed, and mixed with water-dispersible polyurethane using a dispersing aid. According to the carbon nanofiber mass ratio, 20%-60% polyurethane/carbon nanofiber composites were manufactured. At a concentration of approximately 20%, the percolation threshold was determined, and at a concentration of approximately 50%, an electrical conductivity greater than 0.1 S/cm was determined. Moreover, a sample having a concentration of up to 60% was evaluated to further understand the mechanical properties. It was observed that as the concentration of the carbon nanofibers increased, the elongation decreased.

• Composites Research
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2016

Multiscale hybrid composites, which consist of polymeric resins, microscale fibers and nanoscale reinforcements, have drawn significant attention in the field of advanced, high-performance materials. Despite their advantages, multiscale hybrid composites show challenges associated with nanomaterial dispersion, viscosity, interfacial bonding and load transfer, and orientation control. In this paper, carbon nanotube(CNT)/carbon fiber(CF)/polycarbonate(PC) multiscale hybrid composite were fabricated by a solution process to overcome the difficulties associated with controlling the melt viscosity of thermoplastic resins. The dependence of CNT loading was studied by varying the method to add CNTs, i.e., impregnation of CF with CNT/PC/solvent solution and impregnation of CNT-coated CF with PC/solvent solution. In addition, hybrid composites were fabricated through surfactant-aided CNT dispersion followed by vacuum filtration. The morphologies of the surfaces of hybrid composites, as analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, revealed the quality of PC impregnation depends on the processing method. Dynamic mechanical analysis was performed to evaluate their mechanical performance. It was analyzed that if the position of the value of tan ${\delta}$ is closer to the ideal line, the adhesion between polymer and carbon fiber is stronger. The effect of mechanical interlocking has a great influence on the dynamic mechanical properties of the composites with CNT-coated CF, which indicates that coating CF with CNTs is a suitable method to fabricate CNT/CF/PC hybrid composites.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.2550-2555
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• 2002

Hybrid composites usually are defined as composites having different types of reinforcements such as fibers and particles. The major advantage of hybrid composites is able to control the material properties such as optical, electrical, and mechanical properties. For this reason, hybrid composites are widely used in automotive, marine, household, and electrical industries. The objective of this work was to investigate processing characteristics in the compression molding of hybrid thermoplastic composites. The mechanical properties of composites manufactured in various forming conditions were monitored. The composites contained randomly oriented long carbon fiber and carbon black in polypropylene(PP) matrix were used. The carbon fiber contents of composites were 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%, and carbon black contents were 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% by weight. Compression molding was conducted at various mold temperatures. Crstallinity was also measured by using X-RD. The tensile modulus of the composites increased with increasing the mold temperature. However, the impact strength of the composites decreased as the mold temperature increased.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2001년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.29-32
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• 2001

The objective of this work was to optimize processing parameters of hybrid thermoplastic composites in compression molding. The mechanical properties of the composites manufactured with various forming conditions were measured to characterize processing parameters. Polypropylene(PP) composites containing randomly oriented long carbon fiber and carbon black were used in this work. The composite materials contained 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% carbon fiber and 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% carbon black by weight. Compression molding was conducted at various mold temperatures. The temperature of the material in the mid-plain was monitored during the forming. Crystallinity was also measured by using XRD. The tensile modulus of the composites increase, with increasing the mold temperature. However, the impact strength of the composites decreases as mold temperature increases.