Gojny, Florian H.Florian H.GojnyWichmann, Malte Hendrik GeorgMalte Hendrik GeorgWichmannFiedler, BodoBodoFiedlerBauhofer, WolfgangWolfgangBauhoferSchulte, KarlKarlSchulte2022-07-112022-07-112005-11Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 36 (11) : 1525-1535 (2005-11)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/13120Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit a high-potential for the reinforcement of polymers. The mechanical properties of potential matrices of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP), such as epoxy resins, were significantly increased by low contents of carbon nanotubes (CNT) (tensile strength, Young's modulus and fracture toughness). Nano-particle-reinforced FRPs, containing carbon black (CB) and CNTs could successfully be manufactured via resin transfer moulding (RTM). A filtering effect of the nano-particles by the glass-fibre bundles was not observed. The glass-fibre-reinforced polymers (GFRP) with nanotube/epoxy matrix exhibit significantly improved matrix-dominated properties (e.g. interlaminar shear strength), while the tensile properties were not affected by the nano-fillers, due to the dominating effect of the fibre-reinforcement. The GFRP containing 0.3 wt% amino-functionalised double-wall carbon nanotubes (DWCNT-NH2) exhibit an anisotropic electrical conductivity, whereas the conductivity in plane is one order of magnitude higher than out of plane.en1359-835X20051115251535A. Glass fibresB. Electrical propertiesB. StrengthC. Damage mechanicsE. Resin transfer moulding (RTM)Journal Article10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.02.007Other