Carbon-epoxy composition, factors

Zhang J, Yang T, Lin T, Wang CH. Phase morphology of nanofibre interlayers critical factor for toughening carbon/epoxy composites. Compos Sci Technol 2012 72 256-62. http //dx.doi.Org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.ll.010. 

Sailplanes and modem racing bicycles [21-22] represent other applications for PMCs. Here, the high specific stiffness of carbon fiber/epoxy composites is a key factor in structural design and performance improvement. Carbon fiber PMCs have found a few niches in industry on... 

Karbhari, V.M., Abanilla, A., 2007. Design factors, reliabihty, and durability prediction of wet lay-up carbon/epoxy used in external strengthening. Composites Part B 38, 10—23. 

Carbon black nanoparticle-reinforced polyisoprene applied in electric heating elements and resistors as thermodynamically inactive materials for a high dielectric constant (>1000) has been studied. The dissipation factor (tanS) of this carbon black nanocomposite was high (Xu and Wong, 2005). However, improving the dispersion of the nanoparticles in polymer lowers the percolation threshold of composites (Raza et al., 2012 Sumfleth et al., 2011). The electrical conductivity of rubbery epoxy/carbon black nanocomposites at 8 wt% filler loading was 2 x 10 S/m, which matched the criterion of electrical conductivity for electrostatic applications (10 S/m) (Ali Raza et al., 2012 Knite et al., 2004 Sasha Stankovich et al., 2006). 

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