Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 54, Issue -, Pages 209-214Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.05.003
Keywords
Carbon fiber; Wear; Finite element analysis (FEA); Electron microscopy
Funding
- China Scholarship Council
- NSF
- Nanomaterial Innovation Ltd.
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Carbon fiber (CF) woven fabric (52% by weight) reinforced epoxy composite and carbon nanofiber (CNF, 12% by weight) paper coated on the surface of the CF/epoxy composite were fabricated by resin transfer molding (RTM). The surface erosion characteristics of molded CF composites were investigated by sand erosion test using silica particles with a size around 150 mu m as the erodent. The eroded surfaces were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and weight loss. The CNF paper was able to provide a much stronger erosion resistance compared to the CF reinforced epoxy composites, which is attributed to the high strength of CNFs and their nanoscale structure. Finite element (FE) computer simulations were used to qualitative interpret the underlying mechanisms. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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