{"title":"Preparation of Graphene/Polymer Composite Sponge for Pressure-Sensing Application","authors":"Liu Cao, Dong Zhang","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700403","url":null,"abstract":"The graphene/polymer composite sponge was prepared by self-assembly of water-soluble chloroprene on 3D graphene sponge and freeze drying. The composite sponge possesses 3D interconnected skeleton structure. This unique structure not only maintains the physical properties of graphene sponge, but also effectively transfers load from graphene sponge to polymer skeletons under compressive deformations. The composite sponge shows promising applications in pressure-sensing sensors.","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700403","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45452273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microstructural Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of a Nb/Nb5Si3 based Composite with and without Directional Solidification","authors":"L. Sheng, Y. Tian, J.T. Guo","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700405","url":null,"abstract":"The Nb/Nb5Si3 based composites were fabricated by conventional casting (CC) and directional solidification (DS) methods. Micro structural characteristics, compressive properties and fracture toughness of the CC and DS composites were investigated by SEM, XRD, TEM, bending and compression tests. The results demonstrate that in the CC Nb/Nb5Si3 based composite, the intergrowth of fine (Nb,Ti)ss and α-(Nb,Ti)5Si3 phases leads to the formation of eutectic structure and the coarse α-(Nb,Ti)5Si3 dendritic phase prefers to grow along eutectic cell boundary. The (Nb,Ti)3Si, (Ti,Nb)5Si3 and Dy2O3 phases mainly segregate along the eutectic cell boundary and moreover there is an orientation relationship between the (Nb,Ti)3Si and (Nb,Ti)ss phases: [001] (Nb,Ti)3Si//[112](Nb,Ti)ss and (110)(Nb,Ti)3Si//(110)(Nb,Ti)ss. The DS processing promotes the formation of coarse primary α-(Nb,Ti)5Si3 phase, (Ti,Nb)5Si3/(Nb,Ti)ss eutectic and α-(Nb,Ti)5Si3/(Nb,Ti)ss eutectic in the DS Nb/Nb5Si3 based composite. Moreover, the (Nb,Ti)ss and α-(Nb,Ti)5Si3 phases are aligned paralleling to the DS direction and exhibits strong crystal orientation preference. In addition, an orientation relationship between the (Nb,Ti) ss and α-(Nb,Ti)5Si3 phases is observed: [310]α(Nb,Ti)5Si3//[110](Nb,Ti)ss. Compared with the CC Nb/Nb5Si3 based composite, the DS Nb/Nb5Si3 based composite possesses the higher yield strength and fracture toughness, which should be ascribed to the microstructure optimization.","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700405","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47532713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Exarchos, P. T. Dalla, I. Tragazikis, K. Dassios, C. D. Crescenzo, D. Karatza, D. Musmarra, Simeone Chianese, T. Matikas
{"title":"SMA-Coated Aluminum Structural Elements with Enhanced-Thermo-Mechanical Performance","authors":"D. Exarchos, P. T. Dalla, I. Tragazikis, K. Dassios, C. D. Crescenzo, D. Karatza, D. Musmarra, Simeone Chianese, T. Matikas","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700404","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents the development of novel multifunctional Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) coatings aiming to improve the mechanical behavior of structural components, as well as their corrosion resistance. The groundbreaking concept of the new coating material is described briefly as follows: Upon heating, the SMA coating tends to recover its experienced deformation and return to its original shape. At that point, shear forces developing at the interface between coating and structure are expected to mitigate the deformation of the structure and reduce its overall stress field level. The latter is a great benefit for regions where cracks exist, since the local reduction of the stress field will delay the crack propagation and hence the structural failure. Numerical analysis is performed to gain understanding of the expected thermomechanical response of the entire SMA-coated composite structure. The influence of the alloy composition and precipitates on the thermomechanical properties are also examined. The SMA coating is subjected to appropriate processing conditions and deposited on metallic substrates of proper geometry following a custom-designed two-phase process, which enables beneficial shape recovery enabling the efficient mitigation of the structure's deformation. Processing consists of aging heat treatments, which are of paramount importance for endowing the coating with the shape memory effect. The effect of heat treatment conditions on the thermo-mechanical fatigue response of the material was also characterized. The developed SMA coatings on aluminum structural elements can find significant application in aeronautical engineering, as for example in the aircraft wing box structure reinforcement and the fuselage structure to enhance their structural integrity.","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700404","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46624406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"End-of-Life Alternatives of Glass Reinforced Polyester Boat Hulls Compared by LCA","authors":"M. Önal, G. Neşer","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700402","url":null,"abstract":"Glass reinforced polyester (GRP), as a thermoset polymer composites, dominates boat building industry with its several advantages such as high strength/weight ratio, cohesiveness, good resistance to environment. However, proper recovering and recycling of GRP boats is became a current environmental requirement that should be met by the related industry. In this study, to propose in a cost effective and environmentally friendly way, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been carried out for six scenarios include two moulding methods (namely Hand Lay-up Method, HLM and Vacuum Infusion Method, VIM) and three End-of-Life (EoL) alternatives(namely Extruding, Incineration and Landfill) for a recreational boat's GRP hulls. A case study from raw materials purchasing phase to disposal/recycling stages has been established taking 11 m length GRP boat hull as the functional unit. Analysis show that in the production phase, the impacts are mainly due to the use of energy (electricity), transport and raw material manufacture. Largest differences between the methods considered (HLM and VIM) can be observed in the factors of marine aquatic ecotoxicity and eutrophication while the closest ones are abiotic depletion, ozon layer depletion and photochemical oxidation. The environmental impact of VIM is much higher than HLM due to its higher energy consumption while vacuum infusion method has lower risk than hand lay-up method in terms of occupational health by using less raw material (resin) in a closed mold. In the comparison of the three EoL techniques, the mechanical way of recycling (granule extruding) shows better environmental impacts except terrestrial ecotoxicity, photochemical oxidation and acidification. Among the EoL alternatives, landfill has the highest environmental impacts except ‘global warming potential’ and ‘human toxicity’ which are the highest in extrusion. The main cause of the impacts of landfill is the transportation needs between the EoL boats and the licenced landfill site. Although it has the higher impact on human toxicity, incineration is the second cleaner alternative of EoL techniques considered in this study. In fact that the similar trend has been observed both in production and EoL phases of the boat. It is obvious that using much more renewable energy mix and greener transportation alternative can reduce the overall impact of the all phases considerably.","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700402","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49461711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ning Li, J. Ding, Liguang Hu, X. Wang, Lirong Lu, Jianguo Huang
{"title":"Preparation, Microstructure and Compressive Properties of Silicone GEL/SiC Composites for Elastic Abrasive:","authors":"Ning Li, J. Ding, Liguang Hu, X. Wang, Lirong Lu, Jianguo Huang","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700305","url":null,"abstract":"An elastic abrasive tool based on micropore silica gel was designed and reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) particle. The abrasive internal structure presents porous chain network structure, and ...","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":"096369351802700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700305","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44706594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Micromechanical Analysis of the Fibre-Reinforced-Epoxy Composites with Nanoparticles Embedded in the Interphase Region under Transverse Compression:","authors":"Zhenqing Wang, Hao Li, Xiaoyu Sun","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700304","url":null,"abstract":"The mechanical behaviours of fibre reinforced epoxy matrix composites with silica nanoparticles inserted between fibres and matrix subjected to transverse compression are studied by computational m...","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":"096369351802700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700304","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47664168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study on the Failure Mechanisms of Composite Laminates Simultaneously Impacted by Two Projectiles","authors":"Sun Xiao-yu, Teng Jian-Xin, He Zheng, Gu Xuan","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700302","url":null,"abstract":"With most studies concentrated on the single point isolated impact events, this work mainly investigates the failure mechanisms of composite laminates simultaneously impacted by two projectiles ove...","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":"096369351802700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700302","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49201253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhen-yue Zou, Y. Qin, Liangdian Liu, Huang Zhixiong
{"title":"Effect of the Flux on the Fire-Resistance Properties of Cerami-Fiable Epdm Rubber Composites:","authors":"Zhen-yue Zou, Y. Qin, Liangdian Liu, Huang Zhixiong","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700301","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, two kinds of glass frit and zinc borate as fluxes were used to prepare ceramifiable EPDM rubber composites, and the mechanical test, SEM, XRD and TG-DSC were used to study the effect...","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":"096369351802700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48588018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Damage and Failure Analysis of Filament Wound Composite Structure considering Fibre Crossover and Undulation","authors":"Chuangshi Shen, Xiaoping Han","doi":"10.1177/096369351802700202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/096369351802700202","url":null,"abstract":"The occurrence of fibre crossover and undulation(FCU) is inherent of the filament windingproc ess. However, the study on the effect of FCU on the mechanical performance and failure of filament woun...","PeriodicalId":55551,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Composites Letters","volume":" ","pages":"096369351802700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/096369351802700202","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47585422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}