Influence of montmorillonite nanoparticles on thermal and mechanical properties of carbon-carbon hybryd composites based on phenolic-formaldehyde resin
Filip Kateusz, Tomasz Korzec, Marcel Zambrzycki, Oleksandr Chernius
Quarterly No. 3, 2021 pages 96-101
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keywords: thermal properties, mechanical properties, carbon matrix composite, montmorillonite, nanocomposite
abstract In this study, the effect of the addition of K-10 montmorillonite (MMT) nanoparticles on the mechanical and thermal properties of carbon-carbon composites were investigated. The composites were obtained using self-made prepregs with plain and twill 2/2, 600 g/m2 carbon fabric and phenolic-formaldehyde resin. The composites were obtained by the hot pressing technique, followed by carbonization in an inert argon atmosphere. Modified samples of the composites contained 5 wt.% MMT, homogenously dispersed in the ceramic carbon matrix. The mechanical properties, thermal conductivity and thermal capacity of the composites were determined. Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to investigate the carbon matrix composition and structure. The results show that the addition of MMT nanoparticles increased Young’s modulus by 48%, Kirchoff’s modulus by 80.2%, but did not change the interlaminar shear strength nor the bending strength. The MMT influenced the carbon microstructure, changed the ID/IG Raman ratios, as well as the matrix composition. The addition of MMT also increased the low temperature regime of thermal conductivity and diffusivity of the samples.