ISSN:
1662-8985
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
In this paper, carbon nanotubes were used as the reinforcements in the polymer compositesfor the application of electromagnetic interference, due to their outstanding mechanical and electricalproperties. The multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) synthesized by the chemical vapordeposition method were used to reinforce the epoxy resin by both mixing and spreading processes.The effects of the weight percentage and the reinforced form of MWNTs on electromagneticinterference shielding effectiveness, including the absorbance and the reflectance, were investigated.From experimental results, the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of the nanocompositespecimens is improved with increasing content of MWNTs. The nanocomposites fabricated by thespreading process have better shielding effectiveness than those made by the mixing process. Thenanocomposites, made by the spreading process with 2 wt% MWNTs, had up to 22.69 dB ofelectromagnetic shielding effectiveness. The reflectance percentage of electromagnetic shieldingincreases for higher content of MWNTs. The layerwise form of MWNTs in the nanocomposites,resulting from the spreading process and having a better electromagnetic shielding effectiveness, canbe observed from the morphologies of the tensile failure surfaces of the nanocomposite specimens byfiled emission scanning electron microscopy
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/40/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FAMR.47-50.475.pdf
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