CVD whiskerization treatment process for the enhancement of carbon fiber composite flexural strength

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Abdul Rashid, Suraya and Vargis, Christina and Yunus, Robiah and Shamsudin, Suryani (2008) CVD whiskerization treatment process for the enhancement of carbon fiber composite flexural strength. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 16 (1). pp. 73-81. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526

Abstract

Carbon fiber composite performance can be enhanced by applying an optimum level of fiber surface treatment such as whiskerization. The main objectives of this study were to conduct whiskerization through carbon nanotube (CNT)-coating of carbon fiber via chemical vapour deposition (CVD) at various conditions (temperature and hydrogen flow rate) and to investigate the enhancement in flexural strength of composites fabricated from these CNT-coated carbon fibers. The results indicated that CNTs were able to grow onto the carbon fibres with the highest amount of whiskerization occurring for samples nearest the reactant gas inlet of the CVD Rig. Various whiskerization behaviours were observed at different reaction temperatures and flow rates. From flexural tests, it was found that whiskerization treatment on carbon fibers increases the flexural strength of its composites between 44-122%.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
Publisher:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords:	Carbon fibers; Carbon nanotubes; Composites; Flexural strength
Depositing User:	Noor Syafini Zamani
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2015 02:55
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2015 02:55
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40541
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