| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 ASC Technical Conference, US-Japan Joint Symposium, D30 Meeting
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| Symposium
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2024 ASC Technical Conference, US-Japan Joint Symposium, D30 Meeting
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| Presentation Title |
Buckypaper Enhanced Shape Memory Polymer Composites for Improved Thermo-Mechanical Properties and Electro-Active Recovery |
| Author(s) |
Jose Roman, Chris Whitney, Xingbang Zhao, Lenore L Dai, Aditi Chattopadhyay |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jose Roman |
| Abstract Scope |
Interests in adaptive multifunctional composites for structural applications have increased significantly in recent years due to innovations in techniques to provide functionalities such as sensing, actuation, conductivity, and shape recovery. Highly tunable shape memory polymers (SMPs) have recently gained increasing popularity for their versatile applicability. Recent work by the authors and other researchers have shown that SMP systems with carbon-based buckypapers can provide electro active shape actuation, EMI shielding, and other multifunctionalities. However current research has focused primarily on polymer samples and relatively less attention has been given to investigating buckypaper functionalized fiber-reinforced SMP composites. This work investigates the mechanical performance of an SMP woven glass fiber composite with carbon nanotube (CNT) buckypaper layers. Specifically, experiments were conducted to determine the mechanical properties under varying load conditions and thermal environments, to characterize the viscoelastic properties, and the shape memory performance. Fractography analysis using optical and scanning electron microscopy was conducted to understand the damage and failure mechanisms. The results presented in the final paper will provide a comprehensive understanding of the potential applications of SMP based composites in load-bearing applications. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |