Is it worth the effort to reinforce polymers with carbon nanotubes?

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2014-09-29
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Loos, Marcio Rodrigo  
Schulte, Karl  
Institut
Kunststoffe und Verbundwerkstoffe M-11  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/6496
Start Page
207
End Page
232
Citation
Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites: CNR Polymer Science and Technology: 207-232 (2015)
Publisher DOI
10.1016/B978-1-4557-3195-4.00008-4
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84942846562
Publisher
Elsevier Science
The effectiveness of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon fibers (CFs) as reinforcing agents is ranked. The strongest, the stiffest, and the cheapest CFs commercially available are compared with CNTs. We show that CNTs are the most viable strengthening option, whereas CFs are the most viable stiffening option. To achieve the true potential of nanotubes, several challenges have to be faced.
Subjects
Carbon fibers
Carbon nanotubes
Composite materials
Polymeric materials
DDC Class
600: Technik