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Impact of Carbon Nanotubes on the Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Silicone

Fatigue of Aircraft Structures
Volume 2022 (2022): Issue 14 (December 2022)
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Figure 1.

Mechanical and electrical test specimen: (a) Schematic of the specimen; (b) Sample on the test bench.
Mechanical and electrical test specimen: (a) Schematic of the specimen; (b) Sample on the test bench.

Figure 2.

Schematic diagram of an electrical test bench.
Schematic diagram of an electrical test bench.

Figure 3.

Rheological properties of silicone/MWCNTs nanocomposites: (a) Complex viscosity as a function of frequency; (b) Storage modulus as a function of frequency; (c) Loss modulus as a function of frequency. MWCNTs, multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
Rheological properties of silicone/MWCNTs nanocomposites: (a) Complex viscosity as a function of frequency; (b) Storage modulus as a function of frequency; (c) Loss modulus as a function of frequency. MWCNTs, multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

Figure 4.

Optical micrographs of produced materials: (a) neat silicone, (b) silicone with 4 wt.% of MWCNTs, (c) silicone with 6 wt.% of MWCNTs, (d) silicone with 8 wt.% of MWCNTs. MWCNTs, multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
Optical micrographs of produced materials: (a) neat silicone, (b) silicone with 4 wt.% of MWCNTs, (c) silicone with 6 wt.% of MWCNTs, (d) silicone with 8 wt.% of MWCNTs. MWCNTs, multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

Figure 5.

Effect of nanotube content on Shor hardness factor A, s – standard deviation.
Effect of nanotube content on Shor hardness factor A, s – standard deviation.

Figure 6.

Effect of nanotube content on the stiffness of silicone, (a) stresses as a function of strain – mean values from three measurements for one material; (b) elastic moduli. s – standard deviation.
Effect of nanotube content on the stiffness of silicone, (a) stresses as a function of strain – mean values from three measurements for one material; (b) elastic moduli. s – standard deviation.

Figure 7.

Effect of nanotube content on: (a) Poisson’s ratio of the silicone; (b) compressibility. s – standard deviation.
Effect of nanotube content on: (a) Poisson’s ratio of the silicone; (b) compressibility. s – standard deviation.

Figure 8.

Current density as a function of voltage for silicone-filled with 4% nanotubes.
Current density as a function of voltage for silicone-filled with 4% nanotubes.

Figure 9.

Current density as a function of voltage for silicone-filled with 6% nanotubes.
Current density as a function of voltage for silicone-filled with 6% nanotubes.

Figure 10.

Current density as a function of voltage for silicone-filled with 8% nanotubes.
Current density as a function of voltage for silicone-filled with 8% nanotubes.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2022-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2300-7591 | Journal ISSN: 2081-7738
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Language: English
Page range: 135 - 153
Published on: Nov 28, 2023
Published by: Institute of Aviation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
nanotubes,
silicon,
mechanical properties,
electrical properties
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© 2023 Michał Sałaciński, Kamil Dydek, Andrzej Leski, Rafał Kozera, Mateusz Mucha, Wojciech Karczmarz, published by Institute of Aviation
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