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Mechanical and Crack-Sensing Capabilities of Mode-I Joints with Carbon-Nanotube-Reinforced Adhesive Films under Hydrothermal Aging Conditions
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Xoan, F. Sánchez-Romate Mar, ía Sánchez Alejandro, Ureña Martin, Jesús |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | The fracture behavior and crack sensing of mode-I joints with carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced adhesive films were explored in this paper under hydrothermal aging conditions. The measured fracture energy of CNT-reinforced joints in grit blasting conditions is higher for non-aged samples than for neat adhesive joints (around 20%) due to the nanofiller toughening and crack bridging effects. However, in the case of brushed surface-treated adherents, a drastic decrease is observed with the addition of CNTs (around 70%) due to the enhanced tribological properties of the nanofillers. Hydrothermal aging has a greater effect in the CNT-reinforced samples, showing a more prevalent plasticization effect, which is confirmed by the R-curves of the specimens. The effects of surface treatment on the crack propagation properties was observed by electrical resistance monitoring, where brushed samples showed a more unstable electrical response, explained by more unstable crack propagation and reflected by sharp increases of the electrical resistance. Aged specimens showed a very uniform increase of electrical resistance due to slower crack propagation, as induced by the plasticization effect of water. Therefore, the proposed adhesive shows a high applicability for crack detection and propagation without decreasing the mechanical properties. |
| Starting Page | 2290 |
| e-ISSN | 20794991 |
| DOI | 10.3390/nano10112290 |
| Journal | Nanomaterials |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-11-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nanomaterials Manufacturing Engineering Nanostructures Smart Materials Fracture Toughness Joints Joining |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |